thắng như chẻ tre
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== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
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 ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˧˦ ɲɨ˧˧ t͡ɕɛ˧˩ t͡ɕɛ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˧˥ ɲɨ˧˧ t͡ɕɛ˧˨ ʈɛ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaŋ˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ cɛ˨˩˦ ʈɛ˧˧]
=== Verb ===
thắng như chẻ tre
(idiomatic) to get wins after wins; to rake victories