객지

Korean

Etymology

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

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

Noun

객지 • (gaekji) (hanja 客地)

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