매도

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)do̞] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)do̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)도/메(ː)도]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maedo
McCune–Reischauer?maedo
Yale Romanization?māyto

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 賣渡.

Noun

매도 • (maedo) (hanja 賣渡)

  1. (stock market, finance) sale, selling
    Synonyms: 매여(賣與) (maeyeo), 판매(販賣) (panmae)
    Antonym: 매수(買受) (maesu)
    Coordinate term: 매매(賣買) (maemae)
    그는 중국 주식을 적시에 매도해 일확천금을 했다.
    Geu-neun Jungguk jusig-eul jeoksi-e maedohae ilhwakcheon'geum-eul haetda.
    He won a great fortune by selling Chinese stocks at an opportune time.
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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 罵倒.

Noun

매도 • (maedo) (hanja 罵倒)

  1. abusive language, saying abusive things
    그 일 이후 모든 마을 사람들에게 파렴치한이라는 매도를 들었다.
    Geu il ihu modeun ma'eul saram-deur-ege paryeomchihan-i-raneun maedo-reul deureotda.
    After that incident, he was subject to the abusive comment that he was a shameless impudent from all the villagers.
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