성시
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 城市.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋɕʰi]
- Phonetic hangul: [성시]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | seongsi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seongsi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏngsi |
| Yale Romanization? | sengsi |
Noun
성시 • (seongsi) (hanja 城市)
- (Yanbian, rare in North Korea) city
- 2009 February 26, 김상봉, “연변 조선족 마을의 특별한 명절”, in 한국구비문학대계, 흑룡강성 상지시 일면파진 월성촌:
- 그 (한국) 가서 그담에 어튼간 그 사람들이 돈을 좀 버니깐 이보담 더 생활조건이 좋은 성시루 나갔죠.
- Geu (han'guk) ga-seo geudam-e eoteun'gan geu saram-deur-i don-eul jom beo-nikkan i-bodam deo saenghwaljogeon-i joeun seongsi-ru nagatjo.
- After going there (Korea), since people earn a lot of money they move to a city with better living standards.
Synonyms
- 도시 (dosi) (standard South Korean, more common in North Korea)