芒种

• By: 音阙诗听, 赵方婧

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 (mèng) /mɤŋ˥˩/ A2	noun - dream
燒 (shāo) /ʂɑʊ̯˥/ B1	verb - to burn
埋 (mái) /mɑi̯˧˥/ B1	verb - to bury
凋零 (diāo líng) /ti̯ɑʊ̯˥ liŋ˧˥/ B2	verb - to wither
收穫 (shōu huò) /ʂoʊ̯˥ xu̯ɔ˥˩/ B1	noun - harvest, gain
遠行 (yuǎn xíng) /y̯ɛn˨˩˦ ɕiŋ˧˥/ B2	noun - long journey
灑 (sǎ) /sa˨˩˦/ B1	verb - to sprinkle, to shed
牽掛 (qiān guà) /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn˥ ku̯ɑ˥˩/ B2	noun - worry, concern
掌心 (zhǎng xīn) /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ˨˩˦ ɕin˥/ B1	noun - palm (of hand)
刻 (kè) /kʰɤ˥˩/ B1	verb - to carve, to engrave
煙波 (yān bō) /i̯ɛn˥ pʰo˥/ C1	noun - misty waves
滴落 (dī luò) /ti˥ lu̯ɔ˥˩/ B2	verb - to drip, to fall as drops
執著 (zhí zhuó) /ʈ͡ʂʅ˧˥ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ˧˥/ C1	noun - attachment, persistence
波瀾 (bō lán) /pʰo˥ lɑn˧˥/ C1	noun - wave, disturbance
驚 (jīng) /t͡ɕiŋ˥/ B1	verb - to alarm, to shock
苦海 (kǔ hǎi) /kʰu˨˩˦ xɑɪ˨˩˦/ C1	noun - sea of suffering
囚 (qiú) /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯˧˥/ B2	verb - to imprison
相思 (xiāng sī) /ɕi̯ɑŋ˥ sɿ˥/ B2	noun - love-sickness, longing
發芽 (fā yá) /fa˥ ya˧˥/ B1	verb - to sprout, to germinate
詮釋 (quán shì) /t͡ɕʰɥɛn˧˥ ʂɿ˥˩/ C1	verb - to interpret, to expound
慈悲 (cí bēi) /tsʰɿ˧˥ peɪ̯˥/ C1	noun - mercy, compassion

Grammar:

• 一想到你我就 oh-oh 空恨別夢久

  ➔ **一...就...** (yī...jiù...): As soon as... then.../ Whenever... then...

  ➔ The structure "一想到你我就" means "As soon as I think of you, then I...", showing a direct cause-and-effect relationship. "空恨別夢久" (kōng hèn bié mèng jiǔ) expresses the feeling of futile regret over a long-past dream or separation.

• 於鮮活的枝丫 凋零下的無暇 是收穫謎底的代價

  ➔ Nominalization using **的 (de)**: Modifies a noun phrase to describe a quality or state.

  ➔ "凋零下的無暇" (diāolíng xià de wúxiá) translates to "the flawlessness under the withering", where "的" connects the verb phrase "凋零下" to the noun "無暇". This creates a noun phrase describing the nature of the flawlessness.

• 他灑下手中牽掛於橋下

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase: **於 (yú)** indicates location or direction and introduces the location phrase. Can sometimes be replaced with 在(zài) depending on the nuance.

  ➔ "於橋下" (yú qiáo xià) means "at/under the bridge". The preposition "於" specifies the location where the action of scattering the worries takes place. It gives the location.

• 前世遲來者 (擦肩而過) 掌心刻 (來生記得)

  ➔ Parenthetical clauses: Use of parentheses to add additional information or clarification.

  ➔ The phrases "擦肩而過" (cā jiān ér guò - brushing past each other) and "來生記得" (láishēng jìdé - remember in the next life) are contained within parentheses, providing extra context to the main phrases about the past life and the engraving on the palm. They aren't essential to the grammatical structure, but provide deeper meaning.

• 若佛說 (無牽無掛) 放下執著 (無相無色)

  ➔ Conditional Clause using **若 (ruò)**: Introduces a hypothetical situation. Equivalent to "if" in English.

  ➔ The phrase "若佛說" (ruò fó shuō) means "if Buddha said", setting up a conditional statement. The following phrases in parentheses detail the contents of what the Buddha *might* say.

• 我怎能波瀾不驚去附和

  ➔ **怎能 (zěn néng)**: Rhetorical question expressing disbelief or impossibility, often translated as "How can I...?" or "How could I possibly...?"

  ➔ The phrase "我怎能波瀾不驚去附和" (wǒ zěn néng bōlán bù jīng qù fùhè) uses "怎能" to rhetorically question how one could possibly calmly agree or echo something. It shows strong resistance or disbelief.