đánh thắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đánh (“to beat”) +‎ thắng (“to win”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ tʰaŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]
(Saigon) 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”).