Good Time – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: MC 張天賦

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Cantonese pop with MC Cheung Tinfu's debut hit, "Good Time." This upbeat and rhythmic song is not just a catchy tune; its accessible lyrics and relatable message about finding joy in any situation make it an excellent entry point for learning Cantonese. You'll grasp common expressions related to emotions and daily life while enjoying MC's energetic performance and the song's infectious melody.

[English]

It's half-past one, not a single cinema open

...

Just wild fantasies, maybe we'll land in a glacier

Soaking in a hot spring

Yea yea yea

Outside the building, the night market's too short

Who's so bored, even the early hours feel like a loss?

World's spinning, when does the happiness end, you ask? Yea

...

I haven't revealed the answer yet, yea

In the stairwell, strumming the guitar, waves will meet the wind

...

Cos what we have is good time, good time, good time

Whether they are bad times, tough time, down time

The entertainment never fades, no matter the time

...

Let the problems be, wipe them all away, oh

...

Spin around with me in the apocalypse

...

If you're in love, I hope you find your first choice

Get on the spaceship, I'll make the universe relax its rhythm, yea

...

You're in space, wow

Inside the escape pod, learning to plant flowers

Honey will meet the bee

Cos what we have is good time, good time, good time

Whether they are bad times, tough time, down time

The entertainment never fades, no matter the time

...

Let the problems be, wipe them all away, wow

...

Cos what we have is good time, good time, good time

Whether they are bad times, tough time, down time

Times can be bad, don't be discouraged

...

What we have is good time, good time, good time

Spin around with me in the apocalypse

...

[Chinese]

夜半一點 沒半間戲院

胡亂幻想 可降落到冰川

在浸溫泉

Yea yea yea

大廈外邊 夜市都太短

誰寂寞得 早也悶至虧損

地轉天旋 你問快樂哪秒結終 yea

我未揭盅 yea

樓梯中 在拍著結他 浪會遇上風

Cos what we have is good time, good time, good time

Whether they are bad times, tough time, down time

娛樂性亦不減 不分 早晚

疑難雜症由得它 一筆 消散 oh

共我一起 末世中轉圈

如能熱戀 祝你覓到首選

坐上飛船 我令宇宙節奏放鬆 yea

你在太空 wow

逃生艙 內裡學種花

蜜會遇上蜂

Cos what we have is good time, good time, good time

Whether they are bad times, tough time, down time

娛樂性亦不減 不分 早晚

疑難雜症由得它 一筆 消散 wow

Cos what we have is good time, good time, good time

Whether they are bad times, tough time, down time

時代有時很差 不必 心淡

What we have is good time, good time, good time

共我一起 末世中轉圈

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜 /jɛ/ A1	noun - night
幻想 /fân ɕi̯ɑŋ/ B2	verb - to imagine; to fantasize noun - fantasy
冰川 /bɪŋ t͡ʃʰwɑn/ B2	noun - glacier
溫泉 /wēn t͡ɕʰɥɛn/ B1	noun - hot spring
寂寞 /t͡ɕi mo/ B1	adjective - lonely
快樂 /kʰu̯aɪ lɤ/ A2	adjective - happy noun - happiness
拍 /pʰaɪ/ A2	verb - to clap; to pat; to take (a picture)
浪 /lɑŋ/ B1	noun - wave
遇 /y/ B1	verb - to meet
風 /fəŋ/ A1	noun - wind
娛樂 /y lɤ/ B1	noun - entertainment
疑難 /i nɑn/ B2	noun - difficult problem
症 /t͡ʂɤŋ/ B2	noun - disease; illness
轉圈 /t͡ʂwàn t͡ɕʰɥɛn/ B1	verb - to turn in circles; to circle
熱戀 /ɻɤ li̯ɛn/ B2	verb - to be passionately in love
宇宙 /y t͡ʂʰou/ B2	noun - universe
節奏 /t͡ɕi̯ɛ tsɤʊ/ B1	noun - rhythm
太空 /tʰaɪ kʰʊŋ/ B1	noun - outer space
蜜 /mi/ B1	noun - honey
蜂 /fəŋ/ A2	noun - bee
心淡 /sīn tām/ B2	adjective - disheartened, discouraged

Key Grammar Structures

• 夜半一點 沒半間戲院

  ➔ Time expression

  ➔ The phrase "夜半一點" indicates a specific time, which is important for setting the scene.

• Cos what we have is good time, good time, good time

  ➔ Colloquial contraction

  ➔ The use of "Cos" is a colloquial contraction of "because", which is common in informal speech.

• Whether they are bad times, tough time, down time

  ➔ Conditional phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Whether they are..." introduces a condition, indicating that the good time persists regardless of circumstances.

• 疑難雜症由得它 一筆 消散

  ➔ Impersonal construction

  ➔ The phrase "疑難雜症由得它" uses an impersonal construction to express that problems can be dismissed easily.

• 如能熱戀 祝你覓到首選

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase "如能熱戀" uses the subjunctive mood to express a wish or hypothetical situation.

• 坐上飛船 我令宇宙節奏放鬆

  ➔ Causative construction

  ➔ The phrase "我令宇宙節奏放鬆" uses a causative construction to indicate that the subject causes the universe's rhythm to relax.

• 共我一起 末世中轉圈

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "共我一起" uses the imperative mood to invite someone to join in an action.