PK – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 梁靜茹,曹格

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Mandarin through the emotive duet 'PK' by Fish Leong and Gary Chaw. This song offers a unique opportunity to understand the nuances of expressing conflict and strong emotions in a relationship through its powerful lyrics. The song's use of the term 'PK' as a metaphor for a couple's 'cold war' is a special element that reflects modern slang within a classic pop ballad structure, making it a memorable and culturally relevant piece for language learners.

[English]

You have things you insist on

I have my own personality

This time I won’t let you

Call my brothers and let's sing our hearts out

Related to two people

But you decide alone

Emotion hitting rock bottom, we toast with champagne with my friends

Hate it when others don’t believe in me

What I long for is making decisions together

Too much interference is like imprisonment

Too little communication is like alienation

Love has countless definitions

Not talking for three days, reconciliation requires passivity

No need to discuss right or wrong, pretending we’ve never had a cold war

Want to be the main key in love, grabbing the microphone

Tears flowing wildly for three days, you come to end it

Although it hurts, I can’t just give up and bow my head

In the tug-of-war of minds, PK loneliness

...

You have things you insist on

I have my own personality

This time I won’t let you

This time I won’t let you

Call my brothers and let's sing our hearts out

Related to two people

But you decide alone

Emotion hitting rock bottom

Emotion hitting rock bottom

Toast with champagne with my friends

Hate it when others don’t believe in me

What I long for is making decisions together

Too much interference is like imprisonment

Too little communication is like alienation

Love has countless definitions

Not talking for three days, reconciliation requires passivity

No need to discuss right or wrong, pretending we’ve never had a cold war

Want to be the main key in love, grabbing the microphone

Tears flowing wildly for three days, you come to end it

Although it hurts, I can’t just give up and bow my head

In the tug-of-war of minds, PK loneliness

Not talking for three days, reconciliation requires passivity

No need to discuss right or wrong, pretending we’ve never had a cold war

Want to be the main key in love, grabbing the microphone

Tears flowing wildly for three days, you come to end it

Although it hurts, I can’t just give up and bow my head

In the tug-of-war of minds, PK loneliness

Not talking for three days, reconciliation requires passivity

No need to discuss right or wrong, pretending we’ve never had a cold war

Want to be the main key in love, grabbing the microphone

Tears flowing wildly for three days, you come to end it

Although it hurts, I can’t just give up and bow my head

In the tug-of-war of minds, PK loneliness

...

[Chinese]

（男）你有堅持的事情

我也有我的個性

這次不讓你

Call我兄弟飆歌去

（女）跟兩個人有關係

你卻一個人決定

情緒谷底 約好姊妹喝香檳

（男）最恨別人對我不相信

（女）我嚮往的親密是一起做決定

（男）干涉太多是囚禁

（女）溝通太少是疏離

（合）愛有千百萬種定義

（女）三天不聯絡 和解要被動

（男）不談對錯 假裝沒冷戰過

（合）想在愛裏當主key 要搶到麥克風

（女）三天淚狂流 殘局你來收

（男）雖然心疼 不能攤手低頭

（合）心思拉扯中 PK寂寞

（男）你有堅持的事情

我也有我的個性

這次不讓你

（女）這次不讓你

（男）call我兄弟飆歌去

（女）跟兩個人有關係

你卻一個人決定

情緒谷底

（男）情緒谷底

（女）約好姊妹喝香檳

（男）最恨別人對我不相信

（女）我嚮往的親密是一起做決定

（男）干涉太多是囚禁

（女）溝通太少是疏離

（合）愛有千百萬種定義

（女）三天不聯絡 和解要被動

（男）不談對錯 假裝沒冷戰過

（合）想在愛裏當主key 要搶到麥克風

（女）三天淚狂流 殘局你來收

（男）雖然心疼 不能攤手低頭

（合）心思拉扯中 PK寂寞

（女）三天不聯絡 和解要被動

（男）不談對錯 假裝沒冷戰過

（合）想在愛裏當主key 要搶到麥克風

（女）三天淚狂流 殘局你來收

（男）雖然心疼 不能攤手低頭

（合）心思拉扯中 PK寂寞

（女）三天不聯絡 和解要被動

（男）不談對錯 假裝沒冷戰過

（合）想在愛裏當主key 要搶到麥克風

（女）三天淚狂流 殘局你來收

（男）雖然心疼 不能攤手低頭

（合）心思拉扯中 PK寂寞

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
堅持 (jiānchí) /tɕjɛn tʂʰɨ/ B2	verb - to insist on; to persist in; to uphold
個性 (gèxìng) /kɤ̂ ɕiŋ/ B1	noun - personality; individuality
兄弟 (xiōngdì) /ɕjʊŋ ti/ A2	noun - brothers; buddy
飆 (biāo) /bjɑʊ/ B2	verb - to speed; to race; to spurt
情緒 (qíngxù) /t͡ɕʰiŋ ɕy/ B1	noun - emotion; mood
谷底 (gǔdǐ) /ku ti/ B2	noun - rock bottom; trough
姊妹 (jiěmèi) /t͡ɕjɛ mɛi/ A1	noun - sisters; female friends
恨 (hèn) /xɤn/ B2	verb - to hate
相信 (xiāngxìn) /ɕjɑŋ ɕin/ A2	verb - to believe; to trust
親密 (qīnmì) /t͡ɕʰin mi/ B2	adjective - intimate; close
干涉 (gānshè) /kän ʂɤ/ C1	verb - to interfere; to meddle
囚禁 (qiújìn) /t͡ɕʰiou t͡ɕin/ C1	verb - to imprison; to confine
疏離 (shūlí) /ʂu li/ C1	adjective - estranged; alienated
和解 (héjiě) /xɤ t͡ɕjɛ/ B2	verb - to reconcile; to become reconciled
冷戰 (lěngzhàn) /lɤŋ ʈ͡ʂan/ B2	noun - cold war
心疼 (xīnténg) /ɕin tʰɤŋ/ B2	verb - to feel sorry for; to be distressed
寂寞 (jìmò) /t͡ɕi mo/ B1	adjective - lonely; solitary

Key Grammar Structures

• 我也有我的個性

  ➔ Use of '也' (yě) to indicate 'also' or 'too' in a statement.

  ➔ '也' (yě) functions as an adverb meaning 'also' or 'too', emphasizing addition or similarity.

• 不讓你

  ➔ Use of '不' (bù) followed by a verb to form a negative phrase meaning 'not to let' or 'refuse to'.

  ➔ '不' (bù) is a negation particle used with verbs to form negative statements.

• 想在愛裏當主key

  ➔ Use of '在' (zài) to indicate 'in' or 'within', and '當' (dāng) to mean 'to act as' or 'to be'.

  ➔ '在' (zài) indicates location or position, while '當' (dāng) means 'to act as' or 'to serve as'.

• 心思拉扯中 PK寂寞

  ➔ Use of '中' (zhōng) to indicate 'in' or 'during' a process or state.

  ➔ '中' (zhōng) indicates that an action or state is ongoing within a period or process.

• 想在愛裏當主key

  ➔ Use of '在' (zài) to indicate 'in', and '當' (dāng) to mean 'to serve as' or 'to act as'.

  ➔ '在' (zài) indicates location or placement, '當' (dāng) expresses 'to serve as' or 'to act as' in a role.