phát phiền
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To become annoyed or vexed: To start to feel irritation, displeasure, or mild anger.
- To become sad or sorrowful: To begin to feel melancholy, grief, or sorrow.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Nghe mãi một bài hát, tôi bắt đầu phát phiền. (Listening to the same song repeatedly, I began to get annoyed.)
- Nhìn cảnh mưa gió, lòng cô ấy chợt phát phiền. (Looking at the stormy scene, she suddenly became sorrowful.)
Advanced Usage
- This phrase is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, often used in written narratives or poetic contexts to describe a deepening of emotion.
Variants and Related Words
- Phát sầu (verb phrase): to become sorrowful. A direct synonym often used interchangeably.
- Câu chuyện buồn khiến anh phát sầu. (The sad story made him become sorrowful.)
Synonyms
- To become irritated: to start to feel annoyed.
- To become distressed: to begin to feel sadness or worry.
Related Idioms
- While "phát phiền" itself is not typically part of a larger idiom, it describes the onset of a state often associated with idioms about sorrow or annoyance.