ưu phiền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 憂煩, composed of 憂 (“sorrow”) and 煩 (“to vex”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ fiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨw˧˧ fiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɨw˧˧ fiəŋ˨˩]

Noun

ưu phiền

1. sorrow; trouble; worry

Adjective

ưu phiền

1. (rare) sorrowful; troubled; worried