I Promise – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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愛 (ài) /aɪ/ A1 |
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死 (sǐ) /sɨ/ A1 |
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相信 (xiāngxìn) /ɕjɑ́ŋɕîn/ A2 |
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自己 (zìjǐ) /tsɨ̂tɕì/ A2 |
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重擔 (zhòngdàn) /ʈ͡ʂʊŋtân/ B1 |
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身世 (shēnshì) /ʂə́nʂî/ B1 |
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承諾 (chéngnuò) /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ̌ŋnu̯ɔ̂/ B2 |
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矜貴 (jīngguì) /t͡ɕiŋkʷèi/ B2 |
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未來 (wèilái) /wèi lái/ A2 |
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孔雀 (kǒngquè) /kʰʊŋʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɛ̀/ B1 |
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刺蝟 (cìwèi) /t͡sʰɨ̂ wèi/ B1 |
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花貓 (huāmāo) /xu̯á máu/ B1 |
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烏龜 (wūguī) /úkuei/ A2 |
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山谷 (shāngǔ) /ʂán kù/ B1 |
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清溪 (qīngxī) /t͡ɕʰiŋɕi/ B2 |
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圍城 (wéichéng) /wěiʈ͡ʂʰɤ̌ŋ/ C1 |
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繁忙 (fánmáng) /fǎnmǎŋ/ B2 |
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動盪 (dòngdàng) /tʊŋtâŋ/ C1 |
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塵世 (chénshì) /ʈ͡ʂʰə́nʂî/ C1 |
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繁華 (fánhuá) /fǎn xu̯á/ B2 |
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浪漫 (làngmàn) /lâŋmân/ B1 |
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變卦 (biànguà) /pi̯ɛ̂nkʷâ/ C1 |
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荒誕 (huāngdàn) /xu̯áŋtân/ C1 |
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無常 (wúcháng) /ǔʈ͡ʂʰǎŋ/ C1 |
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伸脷 (shēn lì) /ʂə́n lî/ B2 |
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雙宿雙棲 (shuāngsùshuāngqī) /ʂu̯áŋ sû ʂu̯áŋ t͡ɕʰi/ C2 |
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天梯 (tiāntī) /ti̯ɛ́n tʰi/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I'll promise my love to you.
➔ Future tense with 'will' to express a promise
➔ The phrase 'I will promise' uses the **future simple tense** with 'will' to indicate a vow or pledge.
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With all my love I promise
➔ Use of 'with' + noun phrase to indicate manner or means
➔ The phrase 'With all my love' uses **preposition** 'with' to specify the manner of the promise.
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講一句愛到死
➔ Use of classical Chinese structure to express a repeated or emphasizing action
➔ This line uses an **ancient Chinese style** to emphasize the act of repeatedly expressing love to the point of death.
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未來陪著孔雀或刺蝟
➔ Use of '陪著' ('accompany') + noun to indicate accompaniment in the future
➔ The phrase '陪著' means 'to accompany', and it is used with nouns like '孔雀' (peacock) or '刺蝟' (hedgehog) to indicate future companionship.
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願浪漫一世
➔ Use of '願' (wish/desire) + noun to express wishing for a particular state
➔ The character '願' means 'wish' or 'desire', and combined with '浪漫一世' (romantic forever), it expresses a wish for eternal romantic love.
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