Definition

1. Verb:

   • To trouble / to bother / to inconvenience: To cause someone difficulty, extra work, or annoyance, often by making a request or creating a complicated situation.
   • To be troublesome / to be a nuisance: To act in a way that is annoying or causes problems for others.

2. Adjective:

   • Troublesome / bothersome / inconvenient: Describing a situation, task, or procedure that is complicated, annoying, or causes difficulty.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Tôi không muốn phiền hà anh. (I don't want to trouble you.)
  • Đừng phiền hà người khác vì chuyện nhỏ. (Don't bother others with small matters.)

• Adjective:

  • Thủ tục này rất phiền hà. (This procedure is very troublesome.)
  • Một vấn đề phiền hà. (A bothersome problem.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often implies a sense of causing unwelcome extra effort or complication. It is commonly used in polite apologies or requests to acknowledge the inconvenience one might be causing.
  • Xin lỗi vì đã phiền hà. (Sorry for the trouble.)

Variants and Related Words

• Làm phiền (v): to bother, to disturb. This is a very common phrase.

  • Tôi xin lỗi nếu tôi làm phiền bạn. (I'm sorry if I'm disturbing you.)

• Sự phiền hà (n): the trouble, the inconvenience, the nuisance.

  • Mong bạn thông cảm cho sự phiền hà này. (I hope you understand this inconvenience.)

Synonyms

• Verb: bother, trouble, inconvenience, disturb.
• Adjective: troublesome, inconvenient, bothersome, annoying.

Related Idioms

• Phiền phức: This is a close synonym, often used interchangeably with "phiền hà" to mean troublesome or complicated.

  • Công việc phiền phức. (Complicated work.)

• Gây phiền toái: to cause trouble/nuisance. This phrase emphasizes the act of creating an annoyance.

  • Hành động đó gây phiền toái cho mọi người. (That action causes trouble for everyone.)

verb

1. danh từ. trouble