酷愛 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張敬軒
• Album: Hins Live in Passion 2014

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of Cantonese pop with Hins Cheung's iconic song "酷愛" (Cruel Love). This powerful R&B ballad offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Cantonese, with its clear vocals, relatable themes of love and heartbreak, and a memorable rap segment that showcases the versatility of the language. Understanding the lyrics will not only deepen your appreciation for the song's emotional depth but also provide insights into contemporary Cantonese vocabulary and expressions used to convey complex human emotions.

[English]

No matter how much I offend you, you say I am a burden.

Being with me feels like death, completely lacking in fun.

Who was I in the past or even now?

People like you as a partner.

We slept together the night before, and you had no shame.

You even admit you're afraid of suffering.

Totally forget why we were together before.

At dawn, the tide comes in, we play in the water.

Still thinking love, love, love—feeling heartbroken over love.

Only seeking happiness with a perfunctory kiss that feels so real.

Our ending is just too unbearable.

Can't tell love and hate apart anymore.

Loving too intensely is too overwhelming.

I was mistaken, the world has taught me a lesson.

How can I trust people? How did life bring me to love you for who you are?

...

What kind of heart do I have? I was so kind to you.

If only you would think about how hurt I am.

You’ll realize love is poison, worse than arsenic.

How can you be at ease when you refuse to change your appearance?

Can you imagine how many true nights we've shared?

In a blink, after our tender moments, I’m forced to leave.

Still thinking love, love, love—feeling heartbroken over love.

Only seeking happiness with a perfunctory kiss that feels so real.

Our ending is just too unbearable.

Can't tell love and hate apart anymore.

Loving too intensely is too overwhelming.

I was mistaken, the world has taught me a lesson.

How can I trust people? How did life make me love you for who you are?

It’s like a illusion—you gave me love that, after being toyed with, turns to bitterness.

It's hard to prove there's never been any crime in this devastation.

Parting ways isn’t a crime, nor do I have the right to ask about your secrets.

(Our ending is just too unbearable)

(Can't tell love and hate apart)

Could loving so intensely be too overwhelming?

I was mistaken, the world has taught me a lesson.

How can I trust people? How did life cause me to love you for who you are?

Still thinking love, love, love—feeling heartbroken over love.

Only seeking happiness with a perfunctory kiss that feels so real.

Our ending is just too unbearable.

Can't tell love and hate apart anymore.

Loving too intensely is too overwhelming.

I was mistaken, the world has taught me a lesson.

How can I trust people? How did life cause me to love you for who you are?

...

[Chinese]

無論怎得罪 你說我是負累

陪著我等於死去了無情趣

從前或現在當我是誰

你這一種伴侶

前夜一起睡 你卻沒廉恥

竟講出口你怕受罪

完全忘記往日為何

凌晨迎潮浪戲水

還道愛愛愛愛愛對愛情已死心

貪高興好心敷衍一下卻逼真的親吻

我們這結局太不堪

分不出真假的愛恨

無謂愛愛愛愛愛太過動魄驚心

我估錯這個世界得到教訓

怎相信人 命中怎麼愛著你為人

立甚麼心腸 我對你極善良

如若你肯想想我這樣受傷

你會知愛情毒於砒霜

你怎安心可不改漂亮

怎想像 共你已同享多少很真確晚上

一轉頭 纏綿後要罰離場

還道愛愛愛愛愛對愛情已死心

貪高興好心敷衍一下卻逼真的親吻

我們這結局太不堪

分不出真假的愛恨

無謂愛愛愛愛愛太過動魄驚心

我估錯這個世界得到教訓

怎相信人 命中怎麼愛著你為人

彷似幻像你給我的愛是玩具磨爛後變絕情

難為這洗劫永沒罪證

道別並無罪也沒權問你內情

(我們這結局太不堪)

(分不出真假的愛恨)

難道愛愛愛愛愛太過動魄驚心

我估錯這個世界得到教訓

怎相信人 命中怎麼愛著你為人

還道愛愛愛愛愛對愛情已死心

貪高興好心敷衍一下卻逼真的親吻

我們這結局太不堪

分不出真假的愛恨

無謂愛愛愛愛愛太過動魄驚心

我估錯這個世界得到教訓

怎相信人 命中怎麼愛著你為人

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
得罪 /dé zuì/ B2	verb - to offend, to displease
負累 /fù lèi/ C1	noun - burden, encumbrance
伴侶 /bàn lǚ/ B1	noun - companion, partner
廉恥 /lián chǐ/ C2	noun - sense of shame
受罪 /shòu zuì/ B2	verb - to suffer, to endure hardship
潮浪 /cháo làng/ B2	noun - tidal wave
死心 /sǐ xīn/ B2	verb - to give up hope
敷衍 /fū yǎn/ C1	verb - to do something half-heartedly, to elaborate
逼真 /bī zhēn/ B2	adjective - lifelike, realistic
不堪 /bù kān/ C1	adjective - unbearable, intolerable
愛恨 /ài hèn/ B2	noun - love and hate
動魄驚心 /dòng pò jīng xīn/ C2	adjective - soul-stirring, breathtaking
教訓 /jiào xùn/ B2	noun - lesson, moral
幻像 /huàn xiàng/ B2	noun - illusion, phantom
絕情 /jué qíng/ B2	adjective - heartless, merciless
洗劫 /xǐ jié/ C1	verb - to loot, to plunder, to ransack
內情 /nèi qíng/ B2	noun - inside story, the real situation
善良 /shàn liáng/ B1	adjective - kind-hearted, good
砒霜 /pī shuāng/ C1	noun - arsenic