thắng bại
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 勝敗.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˦ ʔɓaːj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓaːj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˥ ʔɓaːj˨˩˨]
Noun
- outcome (of a fight), victory or defeat
- Synonym: thắng thua
- 2005, chapter 3, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- […] trận thế đã có vẻ rối loạn, quân sĩ đều có dáng sợ hãi, có thể nói gươm giáo chưa chạm nhau nhưng thắng bại đã thấy rõ, […]
- […] their battle array appeared messed up, the soldiers all showed panic; one could say that, without even a clash of weapons, the outcome was already clear; […]
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