đắc thắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 得勝.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

đắc thắng

  1. (derogatory) gleeful about one's victory or triumph
    vẻ mặt đắc thắng ― the gleeful face of a victor
    Cái vẻ đắc thắng của nó trông mà gai mắt.
    His gleeful demeanor after the victory is naught but poison to my eyes.
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