B出口 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 193郭嘉駿

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking of learning Cantonese? 'B出口' by 193 郭嘉駿 offers a poignant and metaphorical look at relationships, a common theme in Cantopop. The song's narrative style and use of everyday imagery like the MTR (subway) make the lyrics relatable and easier to understand for learners. It's a great way to pick up vocabulary related to love, loss, and daily life in Hong Kong, all while enjoying a modern Post-Rock sound.

[English]

I see passersby in the subway station, captivated

Many girls secretly in love, unsure what to do

Each encounter scattered along Prince Edward Road

Waiting at the flower shop in Flower Market until February arrives

Declaring to strangers, how wonderful we are

Once red-faced for you, every day and night

Then seeing you every day and night, never getting tired

Every station, happiness connects, exit is in sight

Finally saying goodbye at Nathan Road

The roar of the cars drowns out the most heartfelt cries

At the next station, we each find our way

Finding a lonely embrace on Flower Street

Using temporary love to escape the island of loneliness

Tired of seeing each other every day and night

Repeating daily, every night, all day long

Each departure at every station is so easy and quick to meet again

Next time, she’s every day and night, blushing

As usual, every day and night, never tiring of seeing her

After you and me, we still meet many more people, changing every day

In moments of gathering and parting, endlessly, every day and night

Lingering in every day and night, in every face

Our connection is just a transfer point of fate, unavoidable

After a few years, I’ll meet you again, waiting for the exit to see you

[Chinese]

這地鐵站見途人傾慕

幾多少女暗戀不知所措

每段邂逅散落太子道

花墟的花店等到二月來到

為路人宣佈 我們多好

曾為你 每日 每夜 紅著臉

然後在 每日 每夜 見之不厭

每個車站 和幸福 也相連 出口見

最後吻別你在彌敦道

車聲蓋過最感觸的哭訴

到下個站各自有出路

擺花街找到一個寂寞懷抱

用暫時戀愛 脫離孤島

疲倦了 每日 每夜 全日見

循環在 每日 每夜 我一張臉

每個車站 離別都 太方便 也容易見面

下個她 每日 每夜 紅著臉

如常地 每日 每夜 見之不厭

你我之後 還認識 更多人 天天變

聚散間 每日 每夜 無限遍

流連在 每日 每夜 每一張臉

你我只是 緣份的 轉車站 少不免

過幾年 重遇你 正等人 出口見

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
地鐵站 /di4tie3 zhan4/ B1	noun - subway station
女 /nǚ/ A2	noun - woman
暗戀 /àn liàn/ B1	verb - to secretly love someone
花 /huā/ A2	noun - flower
店 /diàn/ A2	noun - shop
路人 /lù rén/ B1	noun - passerby, pedestrian
花墟 /huā xū/ C1	noun - flower market
散落 /sàn luò/ B2	verb - to scatter, to spread
花墟 /huā xū/ C1	noun - flower market
幸福 /xìng fú/ B2	noun - happiness
最後 /zuì hòu/ A2	noun/adv - final, last
吻別 /wěn bié/ C1	verb - to kiss goodbye
感觸 /gǎn chù/ C2	noun - deep feelings, emotional impact
出路 /chū lù/ B2	noun - way out, solution
寂寞 /jì mò/ B2	noun/adj - loneliness; lonely
戀愛 /liàn ài/ B1	verb/noun - to fall in love, love

Key Grammar Structures

• 這地鐵站見途人傾慕

  ➔ Subject-Verb-Object structure with verb of perception

  ➔ The sentence uses the verb "見" (see) to express that the subway station is the location where the admiration of passersby can be observed. It implies that the station itself is witnessing this admiration. '這地鐵站' subject, '見' (see) verb, '途人傾慕' object

• 每段邂逅散落太子道

  ➔ Verb indicating dispersion/scattering

  ➔ The verb "散落" (scatter) describes how the encounters are distributed along Prince Edward Road.

• 曾為你 每日 每夜 紅著臉

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of time with reduplication for emphasis

  ➔ "每日 每夜" (every day and night) is repeated to emphasize the continuous nature of the blushing. "紅著臉" describes the state of blushing.

• 車聲蓋過最感觸的哭訴

  ➔ Verb of Covering/Overpowering

  ➔ "蓋過" (cover) indicates that the sound of the train is louder and obscures the sobbing.

• 到下個站各自有出路

  ➔ Each has their own way out

  ➔ The phrase suggests that reaching the next station signifies diverging paths and separate futures.

• 用暫時戀愛 脫離孤島

  ➔ Using something to escape/disconnect from something else

  ➔ "用" (use) indicates the method by which one tries to escape loneliness (the "孤島"). "暫時戀愛" (temporary love) is the means.

• 你我只是 緣份的 轉車站 少不免

  ➔ Metaphor using a transfer station to describe relationships

  ➔ The relationship is compared to a "轉車站" (transfer station), suggesting that it is a temporary stop on a longer journey.

• 過幾年 重遇你 正等人 出口見

  ➔ Future expectation, seeing someone again at exit

  ➔ Expresses the hope or expectation of running into the person again in a few years, specifically at the exit.