phiền tạp

Một đống dây điện rối bù là một việc phiền tạp cần gỡ.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Complicated / Troublesome: Describes a situation, matter, or process that is intricate, involves many difficult or annoying steps, and causes inconvenience or bother.
   • Convoluted / Involved: Refers to something that is not simple or straightforward, often unnecessarily complex and tangled.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thủ tục này quá phiền tạp. (This procedure is too complicated.)
  • Đừng làm cho vấn đề trở nên phiền tạp hơn. (Don't make the problem more troublesome.)
  • Một công việc phiền tạp đòi hỏi nhiều thời gian. (A convoluted task requires a lot of time.)

Advanced Usage

• Used formally to describe bureaucratic processes, legal matters, or intricate problems.
  • Cuộc điều tra đang dần trở nên phiền tạp. (The investigation is gradually becoming involved.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phiền phức (adj): bothersome, troublesome. Often used interchangeably, though phiền tạp can imply a higher degree of structural complexity.

  • Việc sửa chữa này thật phiền phức. (This repair work is really bothersome.)

• Rắc rối (adj): troublesome, problematic. Focuses more on the problematic or sticky nature.

  • Tình huống rắc rối. (A troublesome situation.)

Synonyms

• Complicated: Involving many parts; complex.
• Convoluted: Extremely complex and difficult to follow.
• Involved: Complicated in structure.
• Troublesome: Causing difficulty or annoyance.

Related Idioms

• While itself is not commonly used in idioms, it relates to the concept expressed in:
  • Rườm rà phiền phức: Redundant and troublesome. Describes something unnecessarily lengthy and complicated.

    • Văn bản rườm rà phiền phức. (A redundant and troublesome document.)