đắc thắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 得勝.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗak̚˧˦ tʰaŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˥ tʰaŋ˦˥]

Adjective

đắc thắng

(derogatory) gleeful about one's victory or triumph
vẻ mặt đắc thắng ― the gleeful face of a victor

Cái vẻ đắc thắng của nó trông mà gai mắt.
His gleeful demeanor after the victory is naught but poison to my eyes.

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