粵

困kwan3擾jiu5

simp困扰
kwan3 jiu5kwan3 jiu2kùn rǎo

English

  1. to perplex
  2. (adjective) Be plagued
  3. to disturb
  4. to cause complications
  5. to perplex; to worry; to concern
  6. (of behaviour or situation) annoying; making others uncomfortable; causing nuisance

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 諗唔掂;令人覺得苦惱
  2. 指行為、情況令人覺得苦惱;唔自在;滋擾

Examples

  • 他正遭受严重头痛的困扰。

    He was suffering from a bad headache.

    Tatoeba · kooler CC BY

  • 遭受心脏病困扰的人数增加了。

    The number of people suffering from heart disease has increased.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 许多欧洲的大都市饱受“甜甜圈现象”困扰。

    Many of Europe's metropolises are plagued by the doughnut phenomenon.

    Tatoeba · mendel CC BY

  • 你如果遭受老鼠困擾,可以使用超音波來嚇跑牠們。

    If you have rat or mouse problems, you can scare them off with ultrasound.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 这个问题一直困扰着我们,直到昨晚我们找到了原因并修复了它。

    This problem was troubling us until last night when we found the cause and fixed it.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

  • 呢個問題困擾咗我好耐。

    This problem has perplexed me for a long time.

  • 你成日半夜三更打嚟,我覺得好困擾呀。

    You always call me at midnight, and that really annoys me.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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