ðˈʌs, ðə "ˈɜːbən kˈoːɹ" wʊd biː ɹˈʌfli kˈɑːmpɚɹəbəl tə ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tˈɜːm "sˈɪɾi lˈɪmɪt", ðə "ʃi k", ɔːɹ "ˈɜːbən ˈɛɹiə", wʊd biː ɹˈʌfli kˈɑːmpɚɹəbəl tuː "mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ˈɛɹiə", ænd ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾi ɪz ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən dᵻfˈaɪnɪŋ ɹˈiːdʒənz ˌʌndɚ kəntɹˈoʊl əvə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wˌɪtʃ hɐz nˈoʊ kˈɑːmpɚɹəbəl dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən.
Thus, the "urban core" would be roughly comparable to the American term "city limit", the "shì qū", or "urban area", would be roughly comparable to "metropolitan area", and the municipality is a political designation defining regions under control of a municipal government, which has no comparable designation.