과객

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 科客.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gwagaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gwagaeg
McCune–Reischauer^?	kwagaek
Yale Romanization^?	kwakayk

과객 • (gwagaek) (hanja 科客)

(historical) a scholar who has either come for or returned from the civil imperial examinations

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ɡɛk̚] ~ [ˈkwa̠(ː)ɡe̞k̚]
Phonetic hangul: [과(ː)객/과(ː)겍]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gwagaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gwagaeg
McCune–Reischauer^?	kwagaek
Yale Romanization^?	kwākayk

과객 • (gwagaek) (hanja 過客)

a visiting passerby, traveler, wanderer
- 1938, Ha Geun-Chan, 야호 (Yaho) [Chamber Pot]:
  옛날 엔 과객이 날 저물면 잘사는 집 을 찾아들어 가 하룻밤 자고 가는 게 보통 이 었단다.
  yennar-en gwagaek-i nal jeomulmyeon jalsaneun jib-eul chaja-deureo ga harutbam jago ganeun ge botong-i-eot-danda.
  In the past, it was the norm for visiting travelers to find a well-to-do house and stay for the night.

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