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