phiền hà
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Definition
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.
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.)