This is the 7397th most frequent Korean word.
천정부지로
"천정부지로" means "skyrocketing" or "soaring endlessly."
In this context, '천정부지로' conveys that the prices are increasing without bounds or limits, emphasizing rapid and uncontrollable escalation.
물가가 요즘 천정부지로 오르고 있어요.
Prices are rising to the sky these days.
Here, '천정부지로' figuratively describes the extreme elevation of someone's pride, likening it to something reaching limitless heights.
그의 자존심은 천정부지로 치솟아 있었다.
His pride was soaring to the sky.
In this case, '천정부지로' is used to describe the dramatic and limitless increase in the value of the company's stock.