직할

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 直轄.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕikʰa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [지칼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jikhal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jighal
McCune–Reischauer?	chikhal
Yale Romanization?	cik.hal

Noun

직할 • (jikhal) (hanja 直轄)

1. direct control

Derived terms

• 직할시 (直轄市, jikhalsi, “direct-controlled municipality”)
• 직할지 (直轄地, jikhalji, “direct-controlled territory”)