tê giác xám

Vietnamese

Etymology

tê giác (“rhinoceros”) +‎ xám (“grey”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [te˧˧ zaːk̚˧˦ saːm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tej˧˧ jaːk̚˦˧˥ saːm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tej˧˧ jaːk̚˦˥ saːm˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) tê giác xám

  1. (risk management) grey rhinoceros (a metaphor for a highly probable, high impact yet neglected threat)

See also

  • thiên nga đen
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