thắng
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˥]
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Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
Verb edit
- to stop a horse while riding it
- (of a vehicle) to brake
- Đi xe tay ga nhớ thắng tay trái, thắng tay phải có ngày chúi mỏ đó nghe chưa.
- When riding a motor scooter, remember to brake with the left lever, if you brake with the right lever, it might cause you to fall forward.
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 勝.
Noun edit
thắng
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
(classifier bàn) thắng
Verb edit
thắng
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 糖 (SV: đường), from a regional Sinitic form. Doublet of đường.
Verb edit
thắng
- to caramelize