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／战胜 (chiến thắng, “to defeat”) and 戰敗／战败 (chiến bại, “to defeat”).

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