直筒子市 [－－－－]

Jyutping zik6 tung2 zi2 si5
Pinyin zhí tǒng zi shì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Mainland-China, informal
    a prefecture-level city that does not have any counties, districts or equivalent administrative divisions
    • 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。
      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。
      zuò wèi quán guó wèi shù bù duō de zhí tǒng zǐ shì ， zhōng shān yǔ dōng wǎn zài xíng zhèng qū huà ， rén kǒu hé jīng jì jié gòu děng duō fāng miàn jūn yǒu xiàng sì zhī chù ， suǒ miàn lín de kùn nán yě pō wèi lèi sì ．
      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.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    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。
    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。
    zuò wèi quán guó wèi shù bù duō de zhí tǒng zǐ shì ， zhōng shān yǔ dōng wǎn zài xíng zhèng qū huà ， rén kǒu hé jīng jì jié gòu děng duō fāng miàn jūn yǒu xiàng sì zhī chù ， suǒ miàn lín de kùn nán yě pō wèi lèi sì ．
    • 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.