# 麻煩
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): máfan
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄈㄢ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мафан (mafan, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): maa$^4$ faan$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mà-fàn
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ma$^2$ fan$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): mà-huàng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): mâ-hoân
    (Teochew, Peng'im): mua$^5$ huêng$^5$ / mua$^5$ huang$^5$ / mua$^5$ huam$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$mo-ve$_6$ / $^6$mo$_2$-ve$_2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: máfan
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄈㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: máfån
*** Wade–Giles: ma$^2$-fan$^5$
*** Yale: má-fan
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ma.fan
*** Palladius: мафань (mafanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /mä³⁵ fän³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мафан (mafan, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /ma²⁴ fæ̃⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: maa$^4$ faan$^4$
*** Yale: màh fàahn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: maa$^4$ faan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ma$^4$ fan$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /maː²¹ faːn²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mà-fàn
*** Hakka Romanization System: ma$^ˇ$ fan$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ma$^2$ fan$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ma¹¹ fan¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ma$^2$ fan$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ma¹¹ fan¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: mà-huàng
*** Sinological IPA : /ma⁵³⁻³³ $^{(h-)}$uaŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mâ-hoân
*** Tâi-lô: mâ-huân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ma'hoaan
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã²³⁻³³ huan²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã¹³⁻²² huan¹³/
*** IPA (Philippines): /ma²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /mã²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴/
*** IPA (Penang): /ma²³⁻²¹ huan²³/
*** IPA (Singapore): /ma²⁴⁻²¹ huan²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /mã²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: mua$^5$ huêng$^5$ / mua$^5$ huang$^5$ / mua$^5$ huam$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: muâ huêng / muâ huâng / muâ huâm
*** Sinological IPA : /mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hueŋ⁵⁵/, /mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ⁵⁵/, /mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huam⁵⁵/
* mua5 huêng5 - Chaozhou;
* mua5 huang5 - Shantou;
* mua5 huam5 - Jieyang, Pontianak.

### Adjective

麻煩
* involving a hassle; troublesome; annoying
    很麻煩的事／很麻烦的事 ― hěn máfan de shì ― hassle

#### Synonyms

* 傷腦／伤脑 (shāngnǎo) (informal)
* 傷腦筋／伤脑筋 (shāng nǎojīn) (informal)
* 刺手 (cìshǒu)
* 囉嗦／啰嗦 (luōsuo)
* 扎手 (zhāshǒu)
* 棘手 (jíshǒu)
* 歹紡／歹纺 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 歹辦／歹办 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
* 䆀紡／䆀纺 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 䆀辦／䆀办 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 累贅／累赘
* 纏手／缠手 (chánshǒu) (figurative)
* 費事／费事 (fèishì)
* 辣手 (làshǒu)
* 鑿手／凿手 (Hokkien)
* 難辦／难办 (nánbàn)

### Verb

麻煩
* (polite) to trouble; to bother
    麻煩你了。／麻烦你了。 ― Máfan nǐ le. ― Sorry to trouble you.
       Máfan dàjiā guòlái yīxià. [Pinyin]
       Could everyone please come here?
       Máfan nín bāng wǒ jiētōng shūjì bàngōngshì de diànhuà, hǎo ma? [Pinyin]
       Could you please connect me to the secretary's office?

#### Synonyms

* 付託／付托 (fùtuō)
* 勞慰／劳慰 (nao$^2$ wei$^4$) (Sichuanese, polite)
* 勞累／劳累 (láolèi) (polite)
* 囑託／嘱托 (zhǔtuō)
* 委託／委托 (wěituō)
* 寄 (jì)
* 寄託／寄托 (jìtuō)
* 打擾／打扰 (dǎrǎo) (polite)
* 拜託／拜托 (bàituō) (polite)
* 煩／烦 (fán) (polite)
* 相煩／相烦 (xiāngfán) (polite)
* 託付／托付 (tuōfù)
* 託管／托管 (tuōguǎn)
* 辛苦 (xīnkǔ) (polite)
* 齪嘈／龊嘈 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)

### Noun

麻煩
* cross to bear; jam; trouble; problem
       wèi biérén dàilái máfan [Pinyin]
       to bring trouble to others
    你在自找麻煩！／你在自找麻烦！ ― Nǐ zài zìzhǎo máfan! ― You're asking for trouble!
       Tā fāxiàn zìjǐ yǒu máfan le. [Pinyin]
       He found himself in a jam.
       Zhè shì hái zhēn chéng le máfan le. [Pinyin]
       This has really become a problem.

#### Synonyms

* 問題／问题 (wèntí)
* 婁子／娄子 (lóuzi) (colloquial)
* 疑難／疑难 (yínán)
* 矛盾
* 茶包 (chábāo) (slang)
* 難題／难题 (nántí)
* 難點／难点 (nándiǎn)

#### Derived terms

* 惹麻煩／惹麻烦 (rě máfan)
* 添麻煩／添麻烦 (tiānmáfan)

### Further reading

* “Entry #50717”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.