객지

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 客 (“guest”) + 地 (“land”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɛk̚t͡ɕ͈i] ~ [ke̞k̚t͡ɕ͈i]
    • Phonetic hangul: [객찌/겍찌]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaekji
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaegji
    McCune–Reischauer?kaekchi
    Yale Romanization?kaykci

    Noun

    객지 • (gaekji) (hanja 客地)

    1. foreign land, place far from home
      객지에서 죽는 것이 가장 서럽다.
      Gaekjieseo jungneun geos-i gajang seoreopda.
      The saddest thing is to die somewhere far away from home.
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