困擾

See also: 困扰

Chinese

		distress; sleepy; doze off	disturb
trad. (困擾)		困	擾
simp. (困扰)		困	扰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kùnrǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwan³ jiu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kùnrǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kùnrǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kʻun⁴-jao³
    • Yale: kwùn-rǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuennrao
    • Palladius: куньжао (kunʹžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ən⁵¹ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwan³ jiu²
    • Yale: kwan yíu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwan³ jiu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuen³ yiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐn³³ jiːu̯³⁵/

Verb

困擾

1. to disturb; to vex; to worry

   深受困擾／深受困扰  ―  shēnshòu kùnrǎo  ―  to be deeply troubled

   那個問題困擾著我。 [MSC, trad.]
   那个问题困扰着我。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nàge wèntí kùnrǎo zhe wǒ. [Pinyin]

   That problem troubles me.

2. to perplex; to puzzle