thắng
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˥]
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Etymology 1
editNoun
editVerb
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
editSino-Vietnamese word from 勝.
Noun
editthắng
Derived terms
editNoun
edit(classifier bàn) thắng
Verb
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Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 糖 (SV: đường), from a regional Sinitic form. Doublet of đường.
Verb
editthắng
- to caramelize