phiền toái
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Troublesome; bothersome; inconvenient: Causing annoyance, difficulty, or inconvenience. Describes a situation, thing, or person that creates unnecessary hassle or complication.
- Niggling; petty: Involving trivial but annoying details or complications.
Noun:
- A trouble; a hassle; an inconvenience: Refers to the state of being troublesome or an instance that causes bother.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Thủ tục này rất phiền toái. (This procedure is very troublesome.)
- Anh ta là một người phiền toái. (He is a bothersome person.)
- Đừng kể những chi tiết phiền toái. (Don't mention the niggling details.)
Noun:
- Mong anh thông cảm cho những phiền toái này. (Please excuse these inconveniences.)
- Tôi không muốn gây phiền toái cho ai. (I don't want to cause trouble for anyone.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal or semi-formal contexts to describe bureaucratic, procedural, or interpersonal annoyances.
- Can be used as a predicate adjective or attributively before a noun.
Variants and Related Words
Phiền phức (adj): Synonymous with "phiền toái," meaning troublesome, complicated.
- Công việc này phiền phức quá. (This work is too complicated.)
Phiền hà (adj/v): Bothersome; to bother someone.
- Xin đừng phiền hà họ nữa. (Please don't bother them anymore.)
Synonyms
- Troublesome: Causing trouble or difficulty.
- Bothersome: Causing mild annoyance.
- Inconvenient: Causing trouble or difficulty, not suited to one's ease or comfort.
- Hassle (noun): An irritating inconvenience.
Related Idioms and Common Phrases
Gây phiền toái: to cause trouble/inconvenience.
- Xe đỗ sai chỗ gây phiền toái cho người đi bộ. (Illegally parked cars cause inconvenience for pedestrians.)
Phiền toái không đáng có: unnecessary hassle.
- Chúng ta nên tránh những phiền toái không đáng có. (We should avoid unnecessary hassles.)
- Troublesome
- Chuyện đôi co phiền toáiA troublesome exchange of words