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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