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The Cantonese word maa faan - 麻烦 - maa4 faan4
(bother in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

maa4 faan4

English translations

bother, to trouble,
troublesome, inconvenient, troublesome matter, bore

Chinese characters:

麻烦
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麻烦 ( maa faan / maa4 faan4 ) in traditional characters
麻煩
麻烦 (maa4 faan4) is composed of these characters: 麻, 烦

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

not smooth  |  to be annoyed
麻烦 ( maa faan / maa4 faan4 ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1108)
More words that mean to trouble in Cantonese
faan4 ( 烦 ), faan4 nou5 ( 烦恼 )

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