thắng

See also: thang, tháng, Thắng, and thẳng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˥]
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Etymology 1

Noun

thắng • (勝)

  1. brake (of a vehicle, etc.)
    Synonym: phanh

Verb

thắng • (勝)

  1. to stop a horse while riding it
  2. (of a vehicle) to brake
    Đi xe tay ga nhớ thắng tay trái, thắng tay phải có ngày chúi mỏ đó nghe chưa.
    When riding a motor scooter, remember to brake with the left lever, if you brake with the right lever, it might cause you to fall forward.

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 勝.

Noun

thắng

  1. victory

Noun

(classifier bàn) thắng

  1. (sports) a score; a goal

Verb

thắng

  1. to win, to gain
    thắng trận ― to win a match
  2. to win over
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 糖 (SV: đường), from a regional Sinitic form. Doublet of đường.

Verb

thắng

  1. to caramelize
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