麻煩 (maa4 faan4) — annoying, troublesome; hassle in Cantonese

maaˎ₄麻faanˎ₄煩

简麻烦

Mandarin Pinyin: ma2 fan5

Meaning of 麻煩

nounannoying, troublesome; hassle

麻煩你畀杯白滾水我

I'd have to trouble you for a glass of plain water

tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友zaiˊ²仔aa˗₃掗aa˗₃掗zaa˗₃拃zaa˗₃拃gamˊ²噉，，真zanˉ¹係haiˍ₆好houˊ²鬼gwaiˊ²麻maaˎ₄煩！

That over self-entitled person is really troublesome!

麻煩你翻譯呢句畀我聽

Would you mind translating this sentence for me?

ngoˏ₅我zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手mˎ₄唔dakˉ¹得haan4,閒，maaˎ₄麻faanˎ₄煩neiˏ₅你bongˉ¹幫ngoˏ₅我zamˉ¹斟seoi2!水！

My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?

zyun˗₃轉hokˍ₆學zikˍ₆籍houˊ²好maaˎ₄麻faan4.煩。

Transferring student status is troublesome.

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