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
(Standard)
(Pinyin): máfan

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄈㄢ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мафан (mafan, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ faan⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mà-fàn
Min Dong (BUC): mà-huàng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): mâ-hoân

(Teochew, Peng'im): mua⁵ huêng⁵ / mua⁵ huang⁵ / mua⁵ huam⁵
Wu (Wiktionary): ³mo-ve

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: máfan
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄈㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: máfån
  - Wade–Giles: ma²-fan⁵
  - Yale: má-fan
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ma.fan
  - Palladius: мафань (mafanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ fän³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мафан (mafan, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ma²⁴ fæ̃⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁴ faan⁴
  - Yale: màh fàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ faan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ fan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː²¹ faːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mà-fàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: maˇ fanˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ma² fan²
  - Sinological IPA: /ma¹¹ fan¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: mà-huàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ma⁵³⁻³³ ^(h-)uaŋ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mâ-hoân
  - Tâi-lô: mâ-huân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ma'hoaan
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã²³⁻³³ huan²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã¹³⁻²² huan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mã²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /ma²³⁻²¹ huan²³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /ma²⁴⁻²¹ huan²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /mã²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mua⁵ huêng⁵ / mua⁵ huang⁵ / mua⁵ huam⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: muâ huêng / muâ huâng / muâ huâm
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hueŋ⁵⁵/, /mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ⁵⁵/, /mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huam⁵⁵/

Note:

mua5 huêng5 - Chaozhou;
mua5 huang5 - Shantou;
mua5 huam5 - Jieyang, Pontianak.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ³mo-ve
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mo²² v̥e̞⁴⁴/

Adjective

麻煩

involving a hassle; troublesome; annoying
很麻煩的事／很麻烦的事 ― hěn máfan de shì ― hassle

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 麻煩

刺手 (cìshǒu)
棘手 (jíshǒu)
辣手 (làshǒu)
扎手 (zhāshǒu)
䆀紡／䆀纺 (Min Nan)
䆀辦／䆀办 (Min Nan)
傷腦／伤脑 (shāngnǎo) (informal)
傷腦筋／伤脑筋 (shāng nǎojīn) (informal)

囉嗦／啰嗦 (luōsuo)
歹紡／歹纺 (Min Nan)
歹辦／歹办 (Min Nan)
累贅／累赘 (léizhui)
纏手／缠手 (chánshǒu) (figurative)
費事／费事 (fèishì)
難辦／难办 (nánbàn)

Verb

麻煩

(polite) to trouble; to bother
麻煩你了。／麻烦你了。 ― Máfan nǐ le. ― Sorry to trouble you.

麻煩大家過來一下。 [MSC, trad.]
麻烦大家过来一下。 [MSC, simp.]
Máfan dàjiā guòlái yīxià. [Pinyin]
Could everyone please come here?

麻煩您幫我接通書記辦公室的電話，好嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
麻烦您帮我接通书记办公室的电话，好吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Máfan nín bāng wǒ jiētōng shūjì bàngōngshì de diànhuà, hǎo ma? [Pinyin]
Could you please connect me to the secretary's office?

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 麻煩

寄 (jì)
辛苦 (xīnkǔ) (polite)
付託／付托 (fùtuō)
勞慰／劳慰 (Sichuanese, polite)
勞累／劳累 (láolèi) (polite)
囑託／嘱托 (zhǔtuō)
委託／委托 (wěituō)

寄託／寄托 (jìtuō)
打擾／打扰 (dǎrǎo) (polite)
拜託／拜托 (bàituō) (polite)
煩／烦 (fán) (polite)
相煩／相烦 (xiāngfán) (polite)
託付／托付 (tuōfù)
託管／托管 (tuōguǎn)

Noun

麻煩

cross to bear; jam; trouble; problem
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.

這事還真成了麻煩了。 [MSC, trad.]
这事还真成了麻烦了。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè shì hái zhēn chéng le máfan le. [Pinyin]
This has really become a problem.

Synonyms

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矛盾 (máodùn)
茶包 (chábāo) (slang)
問題／问题 (wèntí)
婁子／娄子 (lóuzi) (colloquial)

疑難／疑难 (yínán)
難題／难题 (nántí)
難點／难点 (nándiǎn)

Derived terms

惹麻煩／惹麻烦 (rě máfan)

添麻煩／添麻烦 (tiānmáfan)

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