Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Troubled, worried, distressed: Having a state of mind that is sad, uneasy, or irritated due to having to think or worry about many things.
   • Troublesome, complicated, bothersome: Causing inconvenience, being intricate, or creating matters that require attention and effort.

2. Verb:

   • To bother, to trouble, to disturb: To cause inconvenience or disruption to someone, often used when politely requesting someone to do something.
   • To be troubled by, to be distressed about: To feel mental distress or worry about something.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Cha mẹ phiền vì nỗi con hư. (The parents are troubled/distressed because their child is misbehaving.)
  • Nhỡ tàu thì phiền lắm. (Missing the train would be very troublesome/bothersome.)
  • Làm phiền ông ấy nhiều quá. (That was too bothersome for him. / That bothered him too much.)

• Verb:

  • Xin đừng làm phiền. (Please do not disturb.)
  • Phiền anh chuyển hộ bức thư. (Could I trouble you to forward this letter? / I bother you to forward this letter.)
  • Tôi sợ phiền anh. (I'm afraid of bothering you. / I fear I might inconvenience you.)

Advanced Usage

• "Phiền lòng": To be troubled in one's heart/mind, to be distressed.

  • Đừng vì chuyện nhỏ mà phiền lòng. (Don't be troubled/distressed over a small matter.)

• "Phiền phức": Troublesome, complicated (emphasizing the nuisance).

  • Thủ tục này thật phiền phức. (This procedure is truly troublesome/complicated.)

• "Phiền toái": Causing trouble and annoyance, vexatious.

  • Những yêu cầu vô lý thật phiền toái. (Those unreasonable demands are truly vexatious.)

• "Phiền hà": To cause trouble or bother (often used in formal or negative contexts).

  • Công việc này không nên phiền hà đến người khác. (This task should not cause trouble for others.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phiền muộn (adj): Melancholy, sorrowful, deeply sad.

  • Anh ấy trông có vẻ phiền muộn. (He looks melancholy/sorrowful.)

• Phiền não (n): Affliction, distress, trouble (often used in Buddhist contexts for mental defilements).

  • Buông bỏ phiền não. (To let go of afflictions.)

Synonyms

• Làm phiền (verb phrase): To bother, to disturb.
• Quấy rầy (verb): To pester, to harass.
• Rắc rối (adj): Complicated, troublesome.
• Bực mình (adj): Annoyed, irritated.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Làm phiền: To bother, to disturb (the most common compound phrase).
  • Tôi không muốn làm phiền cô ấy. (I don't want to bother her.)

Related Idioms

• "Phiền như con kiến": As troublesome as ants (i.e., very bothersome, with many small, nagging troubles).

  • Công việc giấy tờ phiền như con kiến. (The paperwork is as troublesome as ants.)

• "Phiền đời": Troubled by life, world-weary.

  • Ông cụ sống một mình, có vẻ phiền đời. (The old man lives alone and seems world-weary.)

verb

1. to annoy, to bother, to disturb
   • xin đừng làm phiền
     please do not disturb