Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sorrowful; sad: A state of feeling deep distress, unhappiness, or grief, often due to a specific cause or a general mood.
   • Troubled; worried: A state of being mentally distressed, anxious, or preoccupied with negative thoughts.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy trông rất phiền muộn kể từ khi nhận được tin đó. (She has looked very sorrowful since receiving that news.)
  • Đừng phiền muộn về những chuyện nhỏ. (Don't be troubled by small matters.)
  • Gương mặt phiền muộn của anh ấy khiến mọi người lo lắng. (His sorrowful face made everyone worried.)

Advanced Usage

• "phiền muộn" as a state: Often used to describe a prolonged or deep-seated emotional state, more intense than temporary sadness.
  • Những phiền muộn chất chứa lâu ngày có thể ảnh hưởng đến sức khỏe. (Long-accumulated sorrows can affect one's health.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phiền (adj): annoyed, bothered. Often refers to a milder or more temporary irritation.

  • Tôi hơi phiền vì tiếng ồn. (I am a bit annoyed by the noise.)

• Muộn phiền (adj): a less common, inverted form with the same meaning as "phiền muộn".

  • Lòng dạ muộn phiền. (A sorrowful heart.)

Synonyms

• Sorrowful: Feeling or showing grief.
• Melancholy: A feeling of pensive sadness.
• Distressed: Suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
• Heavy-hearted: Weighed down by sadness.

Related Idioms

• Mang nặng nỗi phiền muộn: to be burdened with sorrow.

  • Anh ấy mang nặng nỗi phiền muộn sau biến cố gia đình. (He is burdened with sorrow after the family incident.)

• Phiền muộn không lối thoát: a state of seemingly inescapable sorrow or worry.

  • Cảm giác phiền muộn không lối thoát đôi khi cần được chia sẻ. (A feeling of inescapable sorrow sometimes needs to be shared.)

adj

1. sad, sorrowful