faan4 nou5煩惱烦恼
Jyutpingfaan4 nou5
Yalefàahn nóuh
Definition
Worried, vexed, or troubled due to things not going one's way.
neutralemotion
How it's used
Expresses a deeper, more persistent state of mental distress compared to the common adjective 煩, which often describes a temporary annoyance or a noisy environment. While 煩 can be used to tell someone to stop bothering you, 煩惱 implies an internal struggle or a complex problem that keeps one awake at night.
Examples
Have you been having a lot of worries lately?
I feel so vexed whenever I think about this matter.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it as a verb to mean 'to bother someone', as that is better expressed by the verb 騷擾 or simply saying 煩住.
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