과객

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 科客.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

과객 • (gwagaek) (hanja 科客)

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 過客.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • 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

Noun

과객 • (gwagaek) (hanja 過客)

  1. a visiting passerby, traveler, wanderer
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