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ma fan

[ˈmä˨˦ fän˨(˦)]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
ma -fan
IPA
[ˈmä˨˦ fän˨(˦)]
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Troublesome, involving much hassle.

Colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 麻煩 /麻烦 (máfán).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ma fan (comparative) most ma fan (superlative) mafan (alternative)

Synonyms

leceh lor sor

Questions

How do you pronounce ma fan?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈmä˨˦ fän˨(˦)].
What does ma fan mean?
Troublesome, involving much hassle.
Where does ma fan come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 麻煩 /麻烦 (máfán).

How to pronounce ma fan

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