thắng như chẻ tre
Vietnamese
Etymology
thắng (“to win”) + như (“as if; like”) + chẻ (“to split”) + tre (“bamboo”).
Compare Chinese 勢如破竹 (thế như phá trúc), Japanese 破竹の勢い (hachiku no ikioi).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˦ ɲɨ˧˧ t͡ɕɛ˧˩ t͡ɕɛ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˧˥ ɲɨ˧˧ t͡ɕɛ˧˨ ʈɛ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ cɛ˨˩˦ ʈɛ˧˧]
Verb
thắng như chẻ tre
- (idiomatic) to get wins after wins; to rake victories