底牌 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 窜稀,許富凱

Lyrics & Translation

"底牌" is a moving Taiwanese Hokkien pop duet that offers a rich opportunity to explore the nuances of romantic expression in Mandarin/Taiwanese Hokkien. Its poignant lyrics and emotional delivery provide an excellent gateway for understanding common idioms and cultural expressions related to love, longing, and hidden feelings, making it a special song for language learners.

[English]

I want to hear you say you love me

Darling

How much effort it took to find you

You’ll always be my one and only

We don’t need a complicated story

Fool

I’m acting like a complete fool

I’m writing a letter, it’s all about you

Every single word is all about you

Baby, I’m not lying

Lower your guard and look me in the eye

Just be yourself, without any pressure

For you, I can even become a cool guy

I’m planning to do crazy things with you

And that’s exactly what you like

I’ve etched this memory, and it will never be erased

You’re like sunshine warming my window sill

Silently illuminating our love

do re mi fa do re mi fa do re mi fa

Even if we just stay at home

I only want to talk to you with my guitar

Listening to the clock tick tock tick tock tick

Our connection is getting stronger and stronger

Everyone says it’s destiny

But only you can chase away the clouds

I want to hear you say you love me

Darling

How much effort it took to find you

You’ll always be my one and only

We don’t need a complicated story

Fool

I’m acting like a complete fool

I’m writing a letter, it’s all about you

Every single word is all about you

This song is also all about you

This time, I won’t hold back my desires

I’m betting everything, showing all my cards

Baby, I’m riding a rollercoaster into the sunset

The tension is blown away by sweet dreams

During the dips and turns, you’re right behind me

I’ve become brave

Yeah

Humming softly in my ear

The afterglow fills your eyes

This genuine feeling makes me so certain

(You’re not a dream)

Listening to the clock tick tock tick tock tick

Our connection is getting stronger and stronger

Everyone says it’s destiny

But only you can chase away the clouds

I want to hear you say you love me

Darling

How much effort it took to find you

You’ll always be my one and only

We don’t need a complicated story

Fool

I’m acting like a complete fool

I’m writing a letter, it’s all about you

Every single word is all about you

[Chinese]

I wanna hear you love me

Darling

多辛苦才找到你

You always be my one and only

不需要太過複雜的劇情

Fool

I be like a fully fool

寫封信 it's all about you

每句話都 all about you

Baby I ain't liar

放下你的防備和我 eye to eye

只要你做自己沒任何負擔

為了你我也能變成 cool guy

計劃要和你做 crazy things

and that's what you like

刻下了 memory 從此不塗改

你像陽光曬在了我的窗台

無聲無息照亮了愛

do re mi fa do re mi fa do re mi fa

哪怕我們只待在家

只有把吉他只和你說話

聽著時鐘 tick tock tick tock tick

我們的關係越來越緊密

所有人都聽說命中注定

卻只有你能驅趕走烏雲

I wanna hear you love me

Darling

多辛苦才找到你

You always be my one and only

不需要太過複雜的劇情

Fool

I be like a fully fool

寫封信 it's all about you

每句話都 all about you

這首歌也 all about you

這次我不再克制慾望

我賭上所有底牌

Baby 我乘著落日過山車

緊張感被美夢彈走了

低盪之間你在我身後

我變得勇敢了

yeah

在我耳邊溫柔的哼

餘暉撒滿你的眼眸

真切的感受讓我太確定

(你不是夢)

聽著時鐘 tick tock tick tock tick

我們的關係越來越緊密

所有人都聽說命中注定

卻只有你能驅趕走烏雲

I wanna hear you love me

Darling

多辛苦才找到你

You always be my one and only

不需要太過複雜的劇情

Fool

I be like a fully fool

寫封信 it's all about you

每句話都 all about you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to have a strong affection for another noun - an intense feeling of affection
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate
關係 /ɡwɑn.ɕi/ B1	noun - relationship
memory /ˈmeməri/ B1	noun - the ability to remember
陽光 /jɑŋ.ɡwɑŋ/ B1	noun - sunlight
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light
底牌 /dǐ pái/ B2	noun - trump card, hidden card
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged, extremely enthusiastic
緊張 /t͡ɕiŋ.ʂɑŋ/ B2	noun - tension, nervousness
勇敢 /jʊŋ.ɡɑn/ B2	adjective - brave, courageous
感受 /ɡɑn.ʂøʊ/ B2	verb - to feel, to sense noun - feeling, sensation
確定 /kʰwɑt.t͡ɕiŋ/ B2	verb - to confirm, to determine
驅趕 /t͡ɕʰjuː.ɡɑn/ C1	verb - to drive away, to dispel
命運 /mɪŋ.jʊn/ C1	noun - fate, destiny
克制 /kʰɤ.t͡ɕi/ C1	verb - to restrain, to suppress
慾望 /jʊk.wɑŋ/ C1	noun - desire, longing

Key Grammar Structures

• 多辛苦才找到你

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of degree/extent + Modal verb + Subject + Verb + Object

  ➔ The adverbial phrase '多辛苦' (how difficult) expresses the degree of effort. '才' (only then/after all that effort) indicates that the finding was only achieved *after* significant hardship.

• You always be my one and only

  ➔ Modal verb + Adverb of frequency + Verb 'to be' + Possessive pronoun + Noun

  ➔ Use of 'always' to describe the consistent nature of the subject.

• 不需要太過複雜的劇情

  ➔ Auxiliary verb + Adverb of degree + Adjective + 的 + Noun

  ➔ The structure uses '不需要' (don't need) followed by the degree adverb '太過' (too) modifying the adjective '複雜' (complex) and then '的劇情' (the plot).

• I be like a fully fool

  ➔ Verb 'to be' + Preposition (like) + Adverb (fully) + Noun

  ➔ Colloquial usage of 'be' and 'like' to compare oneself to something.

• 寫封信 it's all about you

  ➔ Verb + Object + Subject + Verb + Preposition + Pronoun

  ➔ The imperative verb '寫' (write) sets up the action. The second part uses a construction 'it's all about you' to emphasise the subject of the action.

• 刻下了 memory 從此不塗改

  ➔ Verb + Object + Adverb + Adverbial Verb

  ➔ '刻下' (carved/engraved) is followed by the object 'memory' and adverbs '從此' (from then on) + '不塗改' (not to be changed).

• 這次我不再克制慾望

  ➔ Adverbial phrase (time) + Pronoun + Adverb + Verb + Object

  ➔ '這次' (this time) is a time adverbial phrase. '不再' (no longer) is a negative adverb modifying the verb.

• 我賭上所有底牌

  ➔ Pronoun + Verb + Object

  ➔ Simple Subject-Verb-Object sentence structure; '賭上' (wager/bet) is the verb, '所有底牌' (all the trump cards) is the object.