麻煩

See also: 麻烦

Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	feel vexed; to bother
trad. (麻煩)		麻	煩
simp. (麻烦)		麻	烦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): máfan

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢ˙

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ faan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mà-fàn
• Min Nan (POJ): mâ-hoân
• Wu (Wiktionary): mo ve (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: máfan
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢ˙
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ma.fan
    • IPA ^(key): /ma̠³⁵ fa̠n³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁴ faan⁴
    • Yale: màh fàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ faan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ fan⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /mɑː²¹ fɑːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mà-fàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: maˇ fanˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ma² fan²
    • IPA: /ma¹¹ fan¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mâ-hoân
    • Tâi-lô: mâ-huân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ma'hoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mã²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mã²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã¹³⁻²² huan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mã²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã²³⁻³³ huan²³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: mo ve (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /mo²² v̻e̞⁴⁴/

Adjective

麻煩

1. annoying; troublesome

   很麻煩的事 / 很麻烦的事  ―  hěn máfan de shì  ―  hassle

Verb

麻煩

1. to trouble; to bother

   麻煩你了。 / 麻烦你了。  ―  Máfan nǐ le.  ―  Sorry to trouble you.

Noun

麻煩

1. trouble

   為別人帶來麻煩 / 为别人带来麻烦  ―  wèi biérén dàilái máfan  ―  to bring trouble to others

   你在自找麻煩！ / 你在自找麻烦！  ―  Nǐ zài zìzhǎo máfan!  ―  You're asking for trouble!

   他發現自己有麻煩了。 [MSC, trad.]

   他发现自己有麻烦了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā fāxiàn zìjǐ yǒu máfan le. [Pinyin]

   He found himself in a jam.

Derived terms

• 添麻煩／添麻烦 (tiānmáfan)