buồn phiền

Vietnamese

Etymology

buồn +‎ phiền, composed of the non-Sino-Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese readings of 煩, respectively.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuən˨˩ fiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˦˩ fiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩ fiəŋ˨˩]

Adjective

buồn phiền

1. sad and worried; distressed