Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.)

1. Troublesome
   • Chuyện đôi co phiền toái
     A troublesome exchange of words