thừa thắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乘勝, composed of 乘 and 勝.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

thừa thắng

  1. to take advantage of a victory
    • 2016, chapter 10, in Nguyễn Đức Vịnh, transl., Đừng nói chuyện với cô ấy, part II, NXB Phụ Nữ, translation of 别和她说话 by Yù Jǐn (Ngộ Cẩn):
      […] khi đó Lý Cương rất hoang mang, thế là tôi quyết định phải thừa thắng truy kích, lại gửi thêm một tin nhắn nữa: […]
      […] Lǐ Gāng was very confused then, so I decided I had to build on my victory by continuing to press him and sent another message: […]
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