Jyutping
gaau3 daai6 dik1 si5
Pinyin
jiào dà de shì
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, Mainland-China, historical
prefecture-level cities which had legislative power before the second version of the legislation law of the People's Republic of China (《中华人民共和国立法法》) came into effect (2015-03-15), including provincial capitals, special economic zones, and other cities that the State Council of the People's Republic of China had approved