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麻煩你
  maa4 faan4 nei5   jyutping
"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.
麻煩你

This word has been viewed 4077 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 31st Aug 2006 14:08 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 maa4  -  hemp; flax; sesame; coarse
 faan4  -  troublesome; irritable; vex; trouble
 nei5  -  you

Showing all 3 examples containing 麻煩你
detail 麻煩你翻譯畀我
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 ;)]]
detail 唔得閒麻煩你斟水
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]
detail 麻煩你白滾水
I'd have to trouble you for a glass of plain water
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