🌟 객주 (客主)

Noun  

1. (옛날에) 다른 지역에서 온 상인을 상대로 여관 영업을 하며 물건을 맡아 팔거나 물건 살 사람을 소개해 주기도 하던 사람. 또는 그런 집.

1. GAEKJU: keeper of an inn for traveling salesmen; peddler's inn: (archaic) A person who used to sell goods to merchants traveling from other regions or introduce merchants who would buy such goods; the inn where such transactions took place.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 지방 객주.
    Local guest.
  • 객주 노릇.
    Being a host.
  • 객주 장사.
    Guest trade.
  • 객주가 되다.
    Be a guest.
  • 객주에서 묵다.
    Stay in a guest house.
  • 김 씨는 이 지방에서 객주 노릇을 하며 생계를 꾸리던 사람으로 발이 넓었다.
    Mr. kim was a broad-minded person who used to be a host in the province and earn a living.
  • 조선 시대 보부상들은 장이 서지 않는 날이면 객주가 소개해 준 사람들을 대상으로 물건을 팔았다.
    During the joseon dynasty, peddlers sold goods to people who were introduced to them by their owners on days when the market was not open.
  • 날이 어두워 길을 더 가기는 힘들겠구려.
    It's dark and it's hard to get any further down the road.
    오늘은 이 지역 객주에서 하룻밤 묵고 갑시다.
    Let's stay one night in this local guesthouse today.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 객주 (객쭈)

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