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添麻煩

简添麻烦 · 繁添麻煩

Mandarin · pinyin tiān má fan

to cause trouble for sb
to inconvenience

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添: tiān · append, add to; increase
麻: má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
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烦: fán · bother, vex, trouble; troublesome

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1–2–5 · tian1 ma2 fan5

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verb

to cause trouble; to inconvenience; to bother; to impose

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