Dum Dum – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Gin Lee

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Gin Lee's “Dum Dum” is a perfect starting point for diving into Cantonese. The song's repetitive and catchy chorus makes it easy to follow along and pick up key phrases about self-belief and courage. Its energetic dance-pop beat makes the learning process fun and engaging, offering a vibrant window into contemporary Cantopop culture.

[English]

Hmmm

What do you need to surpass to fly?

...

It's definitely you

(Wow-wow-wow, you stand in your way)

Re-establishing lots of taboos

What's dragging you down is definitely you

(Wow-wow-wow, don't stand in your way)

You're defeated by being overly cautious

Only know how to wow wow wow

Tonight, you ask the mirror, ah

Who's responsible for loving the wrong person, ah

To put it nicely, it's dum-dum

To be honest, it's just too stupid

You're considered pretty, right?

Why is everyone else married, but you're left behind?

When it comes to courage, you're too bad

You can't afford to lose, can you?

When happiness is right in front of you

It makes you shrink like a loser

Can you just say yes once?

Defeat, defeated by underestimating yourself

No need for external forces to attack strongly

Can anything stop you from pursuing what you want? (oh)

It's definitely you

(Wow-wow-wow, you stand in your way)

Re-establishing lots of taboos

What's dragging you down is definitely you

(Wow-wow-wow, don't stand in your way)

You're defeated by being overly cautious

Only know how to wow-wow-wow

Why are you so afraid of pain, with no courage in your heart?

Forever hiding in your comfort zone

Your lazy, laid-back attitude is useless

If you want to fly, the secret is to go all out

Your worst opponent

Is giving up too soon, you're too accommodating (ah-ah)

Don't stand there complaining about falling later

Nonsense is not accepted

Before winning anything

It makes you so afraid of death that you lie down

Occasionally fight once, okay? (Surrendering without a fight is even more terrible)

Defeat, defeated by underestimating yourself

No need for external forces to attack strongly

Can anything stop you from pursuing what you want? Yeah (oh)

It's definitely you

(Wow-wow-wow, you stand in your way)

Re-establishing lots of taboos

What's dragging you down is definitely you

(Wow-wow-wow, don't stand in your way)

You're defeated by being overly cautious

Only know how to wow-wow-wow

Wow-wow-wow

Come out and play

Seize the day

Wow-wow-wow

It's definitely you (wow-wow-wow)

Blocking you (you stand in your way)

Re-establishing lots of taboos (no more)

What's dragging you down is definitely you (woo)

(Wow-wow-wow, don't stand in your way)

Live life with fewer and fewer taboos (oh)

Exaggerated wow-wow-wow

...

[Chinese]

Hmmm

要超越什麼 你至可以飛

肯定就是你

(Wow-wow-wow, you stand in your way)

再自訂 大量禁忌

拖跨的 肯定就是你

(Wow-wow-wow, don't stand in your way)

你敗在 事事顧忌

只懂得 wow wow wow

這晚 你對鏡問 ah

愛錯 哪個有責任 ah

好聽點 就是 dum-dum

真心講 就是太笨

你也算 漂亮吧

為何個個嫁了 你卻會剩下

講勇氣 你 卻是太差

很輸不起吧

什麼事 幸福放面前

也使你 畏縮似 loser

你可以 說一次 yes 吧

失敗 敗在自量 之下

不用 外力大力 攻下

想追阻得到你嗎? (oh)

肯定就是你

(Wow-wow-wow, you stand in your way)

再自訂 大量禁忌

拖跨的 肯定就是你

(Wow-wow-wow, don't stand in your way)

你敗在 事事顧忌

只懂得 wow-wow-wow

點解咁怕痛 心口冇個勇

永遠匿 comfort zone

懶 laid back 嘅你 賴地冇用

想 飛天 秘訣就係去盡

你 最惡對手

是 太快放手 你太會將就 (ah-ah)

別又日日站著 話墮了後

廢話 不 接 受

什麼事 獲得勝利前

已使你 怕死到躺下

間中也 搏一次 好吧 (不戰自降更可怕)

失敗 敗在自量 之下

不用 外力大力 攻下

想追 阻得到你嗎? Yeah (oh)

肯定就是你

(Wow-wow-wow, you stand in your way)

再自訂 大量禁忌

拖跨的 肯定就是你

(Wow-wow-wow, don't stand in your way)

你敗在 事事顧忌

只懂得 wow-wow-wow

Wow-wow-wow

Come out and play

Seize the day

Wow-wow-wow

肯定就是你 (wow-wow-wow)

攔阻你 (you stand in your way)

再自訂 大量禁忌 (no more)

拖跨的 肯定就是你 (woo)

(Wow-wow-wow, don't stand in your way)

要越活 越沒禁忌 (oh)

誇張的 wow-wow-wow

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
飛 /fēi/ A2	verb - to fly
勇氣 /yǒngqì/ B1	noun - courage
責任 /zérèn/ B2	noun - responsibility
幸福 /xìngfú/ B1	noun - happiness
失敗 /shībài/ B2	noun - failure verb - to fail
美麗 /měilì/ B2	adjective - beautiful
懶惰 /lǎnduò/ B2	adjective - lazy
阻止 /zǔzhǐ/ B2	verb - to stop
面前 /miànqián/ B1	noun - in front of
自量 /zìliàng/ C1	noun - self-assessment
禁忌 /jìnjì/ C1	noun - taboo
責任 /zérèn/ B2	noun - responsibility
快 /kuài/ A1	adjective - fast
說 /shuō/ A1	verb - to say
問 /wèn/ A1	verb - to ask
心 /xīn/ A1	noun - heart

Key Grammar Structures

• 你敗在 事事顧忌

  ➔ Subject + verb + preposition + noun

  ➔ In this line, the subject '你' (you) is followed by the verb '敗' (fail) and the prepositional phrase '在 事事顧忌' (in everything you care about).

• 你可以 說一次 yes 吧

  ➔ Subject + modal verb + base form of the verb

  ➔ This line uses the modal verb '可以' (can) to express ability, followed by the base form '說' (say).

• 你卻是太差

  ➔ Subject + adverb + verb + adjective

  ➔ In this line, '卻是' (but is) emphasizes the contrast, followed by the adjective '差' (bad).

• 想追阻得到你嗎?

  ➔ Verb + object + question particle

  ➔ This line poses a question using the verb '想追' (want to chase) followed by the object '你' (you) and the question particle '嗎?' (is it?).

• 要越活 越沒禁忌

  ➔ Verb + comparative structure

  ➔ This line uses a comparative structure '越...越...' (the more... the more...) to express increasing freedom.

• 廢話 不 接 受

  ➔ Noun + negation + verb

  ➔ This line uses the noun '廢話' (nonsense) followed by the negation '不' (not) and the verb '接受' (accept).