Lyrics & Translation
Discover the emotive power of Cantopop with Jason Chan's classic ballad, '車匙' (Car Key). This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn Cantonese vocabulary related to love, loss, and memory, all wrapped in a moving melody. The poetic lyrics, rich with metaphor, make it a special and memorable way to engage with the language and the universal experience of heartbreak.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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遺棄 (yíqì) /i2 tɕʰi4/ B2 |
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汽車 (qìchē) /tɕʰi4 tʂʰɤ/ A1 |
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記憶 (jìyì) /tɕi4 i4/ B1 |
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裂痕 (lièhén) /ljɛ4 xən2/ B2 |
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忘記 (wàngjì) /wɑŋ4 tɕi4/ A1 |
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荒廢 (huāngfèi) /xwɑŋ1 feɪ4/ B2 |
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樹林 (shùlín) /ʃu4 lin2/ A2 |
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暗 (àn) /an4/ A2 |
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臨別 (línbié) /lin2 bjɛ2/ B2 |
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情人 (qíngrén) /tɕʰɪŋ2 ʐən2/ A2 |
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熱吻 (rèwěn) /ʐə4 wən3/ B2 |
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車匙 (chēshi) /tʂʰɤ ʃi2/ A1 |
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往事 (wǎngshì) /wɑŋ3 ʃi4/ B1 |
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掛念 (guàniàn) /kwa4 njɛn4/ B2 |
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懷念 (huáiniàn) /xwaɪ2 njɛn4/ B2 |
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飛馳 (fēichí) /feɪ1 tʂʰɨ2/ B2 |
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拋開 (pāo kāi) /pʰɑʊ1 kʰaɪ1/ B1 |
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幻覺 (huànjué) /xwan4 ʥɥɛ2/ B2 |
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磨蝕 (móshí) /mwo2 ʃɨ2/ C1 |
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心志 (xīnzhì) /ɕin1 ʈʂɨ4/ C1 |
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漫遊 (mànyóu) /man4 joʊ2/ B2 |
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淪落 (lúnluò) /lun2 luo4/ C1 |
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標誌 (biāozhì) /biao1 ʈʂɨ4/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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再遠看你家 就當臨走情人熱吻
➔ Use of '就當' to express 'treat as' or 'consider as'
➔ '就當' (jiùdāng) is a phrase used to imply treating or considering something as a certain way, often in the context of accepting a situation or viewing an act as a metaphor.
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手中緊握車匙 追不到往事
➔ Use of '追不到' to express 'cannot追' or 'cannot catch up with'
➔ '追不到' (zhuī bù dào) means 'cannot追'—here, it signifies that the subject cannot catch up or reach something or someone, emphasizing an inability to grasp or attain a past or distant memory.
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原來只不過是幻覺 磨蝕我的心志
➔ Use of '只不過是' to emphasize 'nothing more than' or 'merely'
➔ '只不過是' (zhǐ bù guò shì) is used to emphasize that something is nothing more than, or merely, a certain thing, in this case, 'illusion' that erodes the singer's will.
Same Singer

認真如初
陳柏宇

霸氣情歌
陳柏宇, Jason Chan

你瞞我瞞
陳柏宇

別來無恙
陳柏宇

逸後
陳柏宇, Jason Chan

車匙
陳柏宇

拍一半拖
陳柏宇

親愛的仇人
陳柏宇

墜落
陳柏宇, Novel Fergus

生涯規劃
衛蘭, 陳柏宇

回眸一笑
陳柏宇, Jason Chan
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