ưu phiền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 憂煩, composed of (sorrow) and (to vex).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ fiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɨw˧˧ fiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɨw˧˧ fiəŋ˨˩]

Noun

ưu phiền

  1. sorrow; trouble; worry

Adjective

ưu phiền

  1. (rare) sorrowful; troubled; worried