phiền muộn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 煩悶.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fiən˨˩ muən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fiəŋ˦˩ muəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fiəŋ˨˩ muəŋ˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    phiền muộn

    1. (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.
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