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

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin):máfan
(Zhuyin):ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄈㄢ
(Dungan,Cyrillic andWiktionary):мафан (mafan, I-II)
Cantonese(Jyutping):maa⁴ faan⁴
Hakka
(Sixian,PFS):mà-fàn
(Meixian,Guangdong):ma² fan²
Eastern Min(BUC):mà-huàng
Southern Min
(Hokkien,POJ):mâ-hoân
(Teochew,Peng'im):mua⁵ huêng⁵ / mua⁵ huang⁵ / mua⁵ huam⁵
Wu(Northern,Wugniu):⁶mo-ve₆ /⁶mo₂-ve₂

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)
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/mä³⁵ fän³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic andWiktionary:мафан (mafan, I-II)
  - SinologicalIPA^(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
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/maː²¹ faːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl.Miaoli andNeipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ:mà-fàn
  - Hakka Romanization System:ma^ˇ fan^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim:ma² fan²
  - SinologicalIPA:/ma¹¹ fan¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong:ma² fan²
  - SinologicalIPA:/ma¹¹ fan¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê:mà-huàng
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/ma⁵³⁻³³^(h-)uaŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien:Xiamen,Quanzhou,Zhangzhou,GeneralTaiwanese,Penang,Singapore,Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī:mâ-hoân
  - Tâi-lô:mâ-huân
  - Phofsit Daibuun:ma'hoaan
  - IPA (Kaohsiung):/mã²³⁻³³ huan²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou):/mã¹³⁻²² huan¹³/
  - IPA (Philippines):/ma²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴/
  - 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
  - SinologicalIPA^(key):/mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hueŋ⁵⁵/, /mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ⁵⁵/, /mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huam⁵⁵/

Note:

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

Wu
- (Northern:Shanghai)
  - Wugniu:⁶mo-ve₆
  - MiniDict:mo^去 ve^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai):³mo-ve₃
  - SinologicalIPA (Shanghai):/mo²² ve⁴⁴/
- (Northern:Suzhou)
  - Wugniu:⁶mo₂-ve₂
  - MiniDict:mo^平 ve^平
  - SinologicalIPA (Suzhou):/mo²³ ve¹¹/

Adjective

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麻煩

involving ahassle;troublesome;annoying
很麻煩的事／很麻烦的事 ― hěnmáfan de shì ― hassle

Synonyms

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傷腦 /伤脑(shāngnǎo)(informal)
傷腦筋 /伤脑筋(shāng nǎojīn)(informal)
刺手(cìshǒu)
囉嗦 /啰嗦(luōsuo)
扎手(zhāshǒu)
棘手(jíshǒu)
歹紡 /歹纺(Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
歹辦 /歹办(Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
䆀紡 /䆀纺(Zhangzhou Hokkien)
䆀辦 /䆀办(Zhangzhou Hokkien)
累贅 /累赘
纏手 /缠手(chánshǒu)(figurative)
觸纏 /触缠(Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
費事 /费事(fèishì)
費氣 /费气(Hakka, Hokkien)
費潲氣 /费潲气(Hokkien)
辣手(làshǒu)
鑿手 /凿手(Hokkien)
難辦 /难办(nánbàn)

Verb

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麻煩

(polite) totrouble; tobother
麻煩你了。／麻烦你了。 ― Máfan nǐ le. ― Sorry totrouble 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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交仗(Taiwanese Hokkien)
付託 /付托(fùtuō)
勞慰 /劳慰(nao² wei⁴)(Sichuanese, polite)
勞累 /劳累(láolèi)(polite)
囑託 /嘱托(zhǔtuō)
委託 /委托(wěituō)
寄(jì)
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)
辛苦(xīnkǔ)(polite)
齪嘈 /龊嘈(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)

Noun

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麻煩

cross to bear;jam;trouble;problem
為別人帶來麻煩[MSC,trad.]
为别人带来麻烦[MSC,simp.]
wèi biérén dàiláimáfan[Pinyin]
to bringtrouble to others
你在自找麻煩！／你在自找麻烦！ ― Nǐ zài zìzhǎomáfan! ― You're asking fortrouble!
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 yǒumáfan le.[Pinyin]
He found himself in ajam.
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 lemáfan le.[Pinyin]
This has really become aproblem.