Where does “thắng như chẻ tre” come from?
thắng như chẻ tre (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chè, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.
thắng như chẻ tre (Vietnamese): to get wins after wins; to rake victories
Definitions
- to get wins after wins; to rake victories
Ancestry of “thắng như chẻ tre”, step by step
thắng như chẻ tre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese chè
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chè | tea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 4 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 5 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |