mài​kōng​mǎi​kōng

to speculate

  • created reference approved 卖空买空/賣空買空 → 买空卖空/買空賣空 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖空买空 / 賣空買空 mài​kōng​mǎi​kōng

    买空卖空 / 買空賣空 mǎi​kōng​mài​kōng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 卖空买空/賣空買空 · mài​kōng​mǎi​kōng · to speculate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖空买空 / 賣空買空

    mài​kōng​mǎi​kōng

    to speculate

    to speculate in stocks, securities, or goods; to profit from price fluctuations by buying and selling items one does not yet own

    卖空 (literal) → 卖空/賣空 · mài​kōng · to sell short 买空 (literal) → 买空/買空 · mǎi​kōng · to buy on margin

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 卖空买空/賣空買空 · mài​kōng​mǎi​kōng · to cheat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖空买空 / 賣空買空

    mài​kōng​mǎi​kōng

    to cheat

    to cheat others through empty talk or false promises

    卖空 (literal) → 卖空/賣空 · mài​kōng · to sell short 买空 (literal) → 买空/買空 · mǎi​kōng · to buy on margin

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense