chảy máu chất xám

Vietnamese

Etymology

chảy máu (bleed) +‎ chất xám (grey matter). Literally "bleeding grey matter".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˩ maw˧˦ t͡ɕət̚˧˦ saːm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˨ maw˨˩˦ t͡ɕək̚˦˧˥ saːm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ca(ː)j˨˩˦ ma(ː)w˦˥ cək̚˦˥ saːm˦˥]

Noun

chảy máu chất xám

  1. brain drain