Shire

Shire sī Eng-kok thoân-thóng ê chi̍t khoán tē-lí tan-ūi, kap "county" (hoan-e̍k: kūn, koān) ê ì-sù beh kâng, chóng-sī sú-iông hong-hoat bô kâng-khoán. Tī Eng-lân kap siū in bûn-hoà éng-hióng ê só͘-chāi, "-shire" jī-bóe it-poan ha̍p ji̍p tī tē-miâ lāi, sán-seng pí-lūn "Derbyshire" hia khoán ê hō-miâ.

Pí-kàu lâi kóng, "shire" sī khah chāi-tē ê Eng-gí, nā "county" sī tùi Hoat-gí thoân ji̍p, m̄-koh "county" chiâⁿ chò sī koaⁿ-hú chèng-sek ê hêng-chèng tan-ūi miâ.