과객

Sino-Korean word from 科客.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠ɡɛk̚] ~ [kwa̠ɡe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [과객/과겍]

과객 • (gwagaek) (hanja 科客)

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

Sino-Korean word from 過客.

• (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.

과객 • (gwagaek) (hanja 過客)

1. a visiting passerby, traveler, wanderer
   • 1938, Ha Geun-Chan, 야호 [Yaho, Chamber Pot]:

     옛날엔 과객이 날 저물면 잘사는 집을 찾아들어 가 하룻밤 자고 가는 게 보통이었단다.

     Yennar-en gwagaeg-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.