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麻煩

简麻烦 · 繁麻煩

Mandarin · pinyin má fan

trouble; inconvenience
inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
to bother sb; to put sb to trouble

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麻: má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
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烦: fán · bother, vex, trouble; troublesome

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2–5 · ma2 fan5

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maa4 faan4

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adj

involving a hassle; troublesome; annoying

verb

(polite) to trouble; to bother

noun

cross to bear; jam; trouble; problem

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