도시

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [도시]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dosi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dosi
McCune–Reischauer?	tosi
Yale Romanization?	tosi

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 都市, from 都 (“city/fortress”) + 市 (“city/market”)

Noun

도시 • (dosi) (hanja 都市)

1. city
2. a village serving as the cultural or economic center of a region

Antonyms

• 농촌 (農村, nongchon)
• 시골 (sigol, “countryside”)

Derived terms

• 도시가스 (都市—, dosigaseu, “city gas”)
• 도시계획 (都市計劃, dosigyehoek, “urban planning”)
• 도시국가 (都市國家, dosigukga, “city-state”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 都 (“all, the whole”) + 是 (“indeed, yes, right”)

Adverb

도시 • (dosi) (hanja 都是)

1. at all (in a negative context)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 2 (last accessed)) “도시 [dosi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행) with Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004) “도시”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN