학수고대가 · 학수고대를
eagerly waiting, looking forward to impatiently
Example
아이들은 여름 방학을 손꼽아 학수고대하고 있어요.
The kids are counting the days, eagerly waiting for summer vacation.
Word parts
학 crane+수 neck+고 hard+대 wait
Literally 'waiting painfully with a neck stretched out like a crane'.
Good to know
Pronounced [학쑤고대]; usually as the verb 학수고대하다.
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