煩惱

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See also: 煩悩, and 烦恼

Chinese

feel vexed; to bother get mad
trad. (煩惱)
simp. (烦恼)

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit क्लेश (kleśa).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • huêng5 lo2 - Chaozhou;
  • huang5 lo2 - Jieyang.

Adjective

煩惱

  1. annoyed; troubled; upset; vexed; worried; uneasy

Synonyms

Noun

煩惱

  1. annoyance; troubles; vexation; worries; anxiety; sorrow
  2. (Buddhism, Hinduism) klesha

Further reading

Verb

煩惱

  1. to worry; to agonize; to be anxious about

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぼん
Grade: S
のう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 煩惱 – see the following entry.
煩悩ぼんのう
(Buddhism) klesha
worldly desires (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
(This term, 煩惱, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

煩惱 (beonnoe) (hangeul 번뇌)

  1. hanja form? of 번뇌 (klesha)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

煩惱

  1. chữ Hán form of phiền não (klesha).