See also: thang, tháng, Thắng, and thẳng

Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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thắng ()

  1. brake (of a vehicle, etc.)
    Synonym: phanh

Verb

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thắng ()

  1. to stop a horse while riding it
  2. (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

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

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thắng

  1. victory
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Noun

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(classifier bàn) thắng

  1. (sports) a score; a goal

Verb

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thắng

  1. to win something, to gain something
  2. to win over someone
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Etymology 3

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: đường), from a regional Sinitic form. Doublet of đường.

Verb

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thắng

  1. to caramelize