Pronunciation
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- (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.
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Revised Romanization? | maedo |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maedo |
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McCune–Reischauer? | maedo |
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Yale Romanization? | māyto |
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Etymology 1
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Sino-Korean word from 賣渡.
매도 • (maedo) (hanja 賣渡)
- (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
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Etymology 2
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Sino-Korean word from 罵倒.
매도 • (maedo) (hanja 罵倒)
- 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
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- 매도(罵倒)하다 (maedohada, “to hurl abuse at”)