객지

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 客きゃく (“guest”) + 地ち (“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 客地かくち)

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.