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.

Derived terms

• 공매도(空賣渡) (gongmaedo, “short selling”)
• 매도(賣渡)하다 (maedohada, “to sell”)

 

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.

Derived terms

• 매도(罵倒)하다 (maedohada, “to hurl abuse at”)