直ちょっ轄かつ市し

noun

direct-controlled municipality

An administrative division directly under the central government, used in China (直辖市), South Korea (광역시), North Korea, and Taiwan. Not a standard Japanese administrative unit; used in reference to these foreign systems.

• 中ちゅう国ごくの直ちょっ轄かつ市しには北京ぺきん、上海しゃんはい、天てん津しん、重じゅう慶けいがある。

  China's direct-controlled municipalities include Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing.

• 韓かん国こくの直ちょっ轄かつ市しは広こう域いき市しとも呼よばれる。

  South Korea's direct-controlled municipalities are also called metropolitan cities.