| 释义 |
‖ myon|mjən|
Also myen.
[Korean.]
A Korean administrative unit approximately equivalent to a rural district or township. Also attrib.
1898I. L. Bishop Korea & her Neighbours II. xxxii. 203 The country is now divided into districts (Kun), each Kun containing a number of myen or cantons, each of which includes a number of ni or villages. 1951C. Osgood Koreans & their Culture ii. 20 The kun..comprises a series of myŏn, or townships, of which there are said to be currently fourteen in Kanghwa Kun. 1972P. M. Bartz South Korea 48/2 From provincial governor to rural myon chief and city mayor to dong head, officials are appointed, not elected. 1972Korea Herald 17 Nov. 1/6 Detailed work on formulation of a plan to construct one factory in each of 770 selected eups and myons throughout the country..began yesterday. |