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麻煩你

maa4 faan4 nei5

"Could I trouble you...?" / "Excuse me...?"

A polite way of asking for assistance

Level: 2
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

麻煩你

This word was added by sheik on 31st Aug 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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麻 maa4 ma2 - hemp, rough, pockmarked
煩 faan4 fan2 {fan5} - bother; vex; trouble; annoy
你 nei5 ni3 - you

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

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