phiền muộn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 煩悶.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fiən˨˩ muən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fiəŋ˦˩ muəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fiəŋ˨˩ muəŋ˨˩˨]
Adjective
- (literary) sorrowful; sad; melancholy
- Synonym: muộn phiền
- 1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều [The Tale of Kiều], translation of original by Lê Xuân Thuỷ:
- Những là phiền muộn đêm ngày,
Xuân thu, biết đã đổi thay mấy lần.- Sorrow and melancholy, day and night,
Invaded his heart while many a time
Springs and autumns came and went out of sight.
- Sorrow and melancholy, day and night,
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