phiền
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Definition
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.
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
- to annoy, to bother, to disturb
- xin đừng làm phiềnplease do not disturb