傷腦筋

See also: 伤脑筋

Chinese

		injure; injury; wound	mind; brains; way of thinking mind; brains; way of thinking; idea
trad. (傷腦筋)		傷	腦筋
simp. (伤脑筋)		伤	脑筋

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāng nǎojīn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤㄋㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ nou⁵ gan¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siong-náu-kun / siong-ló-kun / siang-náu-kin / siong-náu-kin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shāng nǎojīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤㄋㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shang nǎojin
  - Wade–Giles: shang¹ nao³-chin¹
  - Yale: shāng nǎu-jīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shang naojin
  - Palladius: шан наоцзинь (šan naoczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng¹ nou⁵ gan¹
  - Yale: sēung nóuh gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ nou⁵ gan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ nou⁵ gen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ nou̯¹³ kɐn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siong-náu-kun
  - Tâi-lô: siong-náu-kun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siongnaw'kwn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² nãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ nãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siong-ló-kun
  - Tâi-lô: siong-ló-kun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siongloy'kwn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ³³ lo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang-náu-kin
  - Tâi-lô: siang-náu-kin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siangnaw'kyn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² nãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siong-náu-kin
  - Tâi-lô: siong-náu-kin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siongnaw'kyn
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ nãu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kin⁴⁴/

Adjective

傷腦筋

(informal) troublesome; pesky; annoying

Synonyms

傷腦／伤脑 (shāngnǎo) (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)
麻煩／麻烦 (máfan)