đánh thắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đánh (“to beat”) +‎ thắng (“to win”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ tʰaŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗan˦˥ tʰaŋ˦˥]

Verb

đánh thắng

  1. to defeat

Usage notes

This has the same meaning as đánh bại (literally “to beat + to lose”), a superficial antonym. Compare Chinese 戰勝 / 战胜 (chiến thắng, “to defeat”) and 戰敗 / 战败 (chiến bại, “to defeat”).

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