đánh thắng
Vietnamese
Etymology
đánh (“to beat”) + thắng (“to win”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ tʰaŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗan˦˥ tʰaŋ˦˥]
Verb
đánh thắng
- to defeat
Usage notes
This has the same meaning as đánh bại (literally “to beat + to lose”), a superficial antonym. Compare Chinese 戰勝 (chiến thắng, “to defeat”) and 戰敗 (chiến bại, “to defeat”).