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煩擾

简烦扰 · 繁煩擾

Mandarin · pinyin fán rǎo

to bother
to disturb
to vex

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烦: fán · bother, vex, trouble; troublesome
扰: rǎo · disturb, annoy, agitate

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2–3 · fan2 rao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faan4 jiu2

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verb

to annoy; to disturb

adj

annoyed; vexed; disturbed

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