đắc thắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 得勝.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˧˦ tʰaŋ˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˥ tʰaŋ˦˥]

    Adjective

    đắc thắng

    1. (derogatory) gleeful about one's victory or triumph
      vẻ mặt đắc thắng ― the gleeful face of a victor
      Cái vẻ đắc thắng của nó trông mà gai mắt.
      His gleeful demeanor after the victory is naught but poison to my eyes.
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