煩 (faan4 | fan2) : troublesome; irritable; vex; trouble

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煩

faan4

fan2

[1] [adj] troublesome; irritable; fed up with
[2] [v] vex; annoy; bore; disturb
[3] [v] [polite] trouble; bother
[4] [adj] redundant and confusing

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

煩 / 烦

This word has been viewed 10150 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Mar 2014 13:53

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惹麻煩 je5 maa4 faan4 re3 ma2 fan2 = to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome

煩惱 faan4 nou5 fan2 nao3 = worry, vexing

麻煩你 maa4 faan4 nei5 = Could I trouble you...? 粵

麻煩 maa4 faan4 ma2 fan5 = annoying, troublesome; hassle

耳不聽，心不煩 ji5 bat1 ting1 sam1 bat1 faan4 er3 bu4 ting1 xin1 bu4 fan2 = That which the ear does not hear, cannot worry the heart

煩躁 faan4 cou3 fan2 zao4 = twitchy; fidgety

煩悶 faan4 mun6 fan2 men4 = anguish

耐煩 noi6 faan4 nai4 fan2 = [adj] patient

不耐煩 bat1 noi6 faan4 = impatient, fussy

煩人 faan4 jan4 = annoying; vexing; troubling

勞煩 lou4 faan4 = cause (someone) trouble

勞煩你 lou4 faan4 nei5 = "May I trouble you?"

麻煩友 maa4 faan4 jau5*2 = an annoying/troublesome friend

使煩惱 sai2 faan4 nou5 shi3 fan2 nao3 = to worry

厭煩 jim3 faan4 yan4 fan2 = be fed up with

煩囂 faan4 hiu1 fan2 xiao1 = noisy and annoying

心煩 sam1 faan4 xin1 fan2 = to be vexed; to be perturbed

麻煩讓一讓 maa4 faan4 joeng6 jat1 joeng6 ma2 fan2 rang4 yi1 rang4 = excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside)

心煩意亂 sam1 faan4 ji3 lyun6 xin1 fan2 yi4 luan4 = to be agitated and upset; to be emotionally upset

有排煩 jau5 paai4 faan4 = unending trouble 粵

婁煩 lau4 faan4 lou2 fan2 = Loufan (place in Shanxi)

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麻煩你翻譯呢句畀我聽粵
Would you mind translating this sentence for me?
[Lit. trouble you translate this sentence give me hear. [Marked as level 1 because this is a tremendously useful sentence for learners ;)]]

行開啦,煩人! 粵
Beat it, you're troublesome!

我隻手唔得閒，麻煩你幫我斟水！粵
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?
[lit. my [counter] hand not free, trouble you help me pour water]

麻煩你畀杯白滾水我粵
I'd have to trouble you for a glass of plain water

條友仔掗掗拃拃噉，真係好鬼麻煩！粵
That over self-entitled person is really troublesome!

今次你真係有排煩粵
Now you've got a whole bunch of problems.
[Lit. This-time you really have unending problems.]

真係好Q 煩! 粵
Seriously, it's so xxx annoying!

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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