乾脆俐落 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 官恩娜
• Album: Wannabe

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and “乾脆俐落” by Ella Koon is a great song to start with for Cantonese learners. The song's clear enunciation and common emotional vocabulary around relationships can help you pick up useful phrases. What makes this song special is its honest and relatable story of a difficult breakup, a universal theme that resonates with many listeners.

[English]

I know I keep dragging it out, no good results

It's nothing else but you willing to help when you're lonely

Filling the emptiness around me, giving me a throne

But sadly, no fireworks

Honestly, I should have let go long ago

On Valentine's Day, being alone is hard to endure

Can't escape, blame the feelings, they're rarely sincere

It’s a pity to misuse this love, holding you too long for cheap

You call me cute but also tragic, just loneliness makes me act

Let me find comfort, let you be satisfied, deceived and still happy

Facing you, all I have is sorry, not lucky enough to play the perfect part

Harming you who truly cares for me, then pretending we’re happy, sighing

...

Able to leave but just can’t find the words

The spear and shield, swayed by your passion

Walk back, surely your future is bright

Sweetness makes me guilty, hesitation makes me let you go

You call me cute but also tragic, just loneliness makes me act

Let me find comfort, let you be satisfied, deceived and still happy

Facing you, all I have is sorry, simply just do it cleanly and well

Harming you who truly cares for me, then pretending we’re happy, sighing

Don’t know who’s generous, who’s emotional

Loving the wrong half of a confidant, just loneliness makes me act

Let me find comfort, let you be satisfied, deceived and still happy

Facing you, all I have is sorry, simply just do it cleanly and well

Just to truly do it for your good, forgive my pretending to be generous, give up first

...

[Chinese]

深知道我一拖再拖 拖不到好結果

無非你肯孤單時願救助

填補我這身邊的空缺 賜予我寶座

無奈卻沒有花火

憑良心 應該一早放手

情人節 獨處又難忍受

難逃走 怪便怪感動從來罕有

遺憾濫用這份愛 便宜地抱你太久

你叫我可愛也可悲 只怪寂寞令人入戲

讓我得到慰解 讓你滿足 被騙你也歡喜

對著你只有對不起 不夠幸運做完好戲

害你真切為我好 然後我扮做幸福 唉聲嘆氣

能離開 偏偏開不了口

矛和盾 被你熱情左右

回頭走 往後你一定前程錦繡

甜蜜到令我內疚 猶豫亦要放你走

你叫我可愛也可悲 只怪寂寞令人入戲

讓我得到慰解 讓你滿足 被騙你也歡喜

對著你只有對不起 乾脆俐落做完好戲

害你真切為我好 然後我扮做幸福 唉聲嘆氣

不知道是誰慷慨 誰感慨

喜歡錯這半個知己 只怪寂寞令人入戲

讓我得到慰解讓你滿足被騙你也歡喜

對著你只有對不起 乾脆俐落做完好戲

就當真正為你好 饒恕我扮做大方 率先放棄

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
孤單 /ɡū dān/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
救助 /jiù zhù/ B2	verb - to help, to rescue
空缺 /kōng quē/ B2	noun - vacancy, gap
花火 /huā huǒ/ B1	noun - fireworks
放手 /fàng shǒu/ B1	verb - to let go, to release
難逃 /nán táo/ B2	verb - hard to escape
遺憾 /yí hàn/ B2	noun - regret, pity
寂寞 /jì mò/ B1	adjective - lonely, desolate
入戲 /rù xì/ B2	verb - to get into character, to be immersed in the role
慰解 /wèi jiě/ B2	verb - to comfort, to console
滿足 /mǎn zú/ B1	adjective - satisfied, content verb - to satisfy, to fulfill
對不起 /duì bù qǐ/ A1	verb - sorry
幸福 /xìng fú/ A2	adjective - happy, blissful
熱情 /rè qíng/ B1	noun - passion, enthusiasm
猶豫 /yóu yù/ B2	verb - to hesitate, to be indecisive
乾脆 /gān cuì/ B2	adjective - straightforward, simply, clear-cut
慷慨 /kāng kǎi/ C1	adjective - generous, liberal
饒恕 /ráo shù/ B2	verb - forgive, pardon