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Korean slang profile

견훤장

gyeonhwonjang

Apparently falling but resilient market

A stock-market term comparing conditions in which prices seem to fall but do not drop sharply to Gyeon Hwon in the drama 왕건.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Dec 28, 2001
Documented trend period
Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

  • Example by Julimmal

    옛 증시 기사에서 견훤장이라는 표현을 발견했다.

    I found 견훤장 in an old stock-market article.

02Documented history

  1. 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “견훤장”.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 includes the spelling and meaning of “견훤장”. This collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The first user and time have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The definitions in the body of the 2001 collection were compared. The collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The original older articles re-quoted there were not separately opened, and neither the first use date nor the extent of spread at the time was verified.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. 2001년 신어 — 신어 목록 19쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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