phiền toái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 煩碎

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fiən˨˩ twaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fiəŋ˦˩ twaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fiəŋ˨˩ t⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥]

Adjective

phiền toái

  1. tiresomely or annoyingly complicated
    Synonyms: phiền phức, phiền hà, rắc rối, rối rắm