thắng như chẻ tre

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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thắng (to win) +‎ như (as if; like) +‎ chẻ (to split) +‎ tre (bamboo).

Compare Chinese 勢如破竹势如破竹 (thế như phá trúc), Japanese 破竹の勢い (hachiku no ikioi).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˦ ɲɨ˧˧ t͡ɕɛ˧˩ t͡ɕɛ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˧˥ ɲɨ˧˧ t͡ɕɛ˧˨ ʈɛ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ cɛ˨˩˦ ʈɛ˧˧]

Verb

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thắng như chẻ tre

  1. (idiomatic) to get wins after wins; to rake victories