直筒子市

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	tube; cylinder	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight	market; city
trad. (直筒子市)		直	筒	子	市
simp. #(直筒子市)		直	筒	子	市

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhítǒngzi shì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄗ ㄕˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhítǒngzi shì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄗ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhtǒngzi̊h shìh
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-tʻung³-tzŭ⁵ shih⁴
    • Yale: jŕ-tǔng-dz shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrtoong.tzy shyh
    • Palladius: чжитунцзы ши (čžitunczy ši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Noun

直筒子市

1. (Mainland China, informal) a prefecture-level city that does not have any counties, districts or equivalent administrative divisions
   • 2015 February 12, Nanfang Daily, “撤镇设市”东莞先试 对中山有何启示？‎^[1]:

     作為全國為數不多的直筒子市，中山與東莞在行政區劃、人口和經濟結構等多方面均有相似之處，所面臨的困難也頗為類似。 [MSC, trad.]
     作为全国为数不多的直筒子市，中山与东莞在行政区划、人口和经济结构等多方面均有相似之处，所面临的困难也颇为类似。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zuòwèi quánguó wèishù bù duō de zhítǒngzǐshì, zhōngshān yǔ dōngwǎn zài xíngzhèngqūhuà, rénkǒu hé jīngjì jiégòu děng duō fāngmiàn jūn yǒu xiàngsì zhīchù, suǒ miànlín de kùnnán yě pō wèi lèisì. [Pinyin]

     As rare cites throughout the country that doesn't have counties, Zhongshan and Dongguan share similarities in administrative divisions, population and economic structure. They also face rather similar problems.