破地獄 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: MastaMic
• Album: MASTAPIECE

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in its culture, and MastaMic's '破地獄' offers a unique opportunity to dive into the world of Cantonese slang and cultural metaphors. This song is special because it masterfully weaves traditional Taoist ritualistic language with modern, aggressive rap lyrics. By exploring the lyrics, you can learn a wide range of vocabulary, from colloquial insults to ancient chants, all while gaining insight into the vibrant and competitive Hong Kong hip-hop scene.

[English]

Amidst the boundless Underworld, towering Vajra Mountains, the divine light of vast treasures shines through the洞 illuminating the炎池, stirring trouble.

Souls of all crimes in the nine Netherworlds follow fragrant clouds and banners, settle on the青蓮 flower of wisdom, forever safe in the heaven of the born god.

Amidst the boundless Underworld, towering Vajra Mountains, the divine light of vast treasures shines through the洞 illuminating the炎池, stirring trouble.

Souls of all crimes in the nine Netherworlds follow fragrant clouds and banners, settle on the青蓮 flower of wisdom, forever safe in the heaven of the born god.

These days, there are so many songs to listen to that it makes me frown; the trend now prefers old, mystic, quirky tastes.

You bunch of losers, have you sung enough? After playing for so long, you should be tough enough.

Always asking for nonsense, a bunch of jerks added to another bunch of jerks, pretending to be a big nation rising.

When your tail gets lifted, everything is the same and boring. Low-end setup can cause the system to stall.

Looking up at the flag rise at People's Square in the North, clearly working the beef job and pretending to be star-like.

This is what you call victory, but then you have to turn around and shout sorry to the manager.

Such a rap star, always shooting ddu ddu ddu, keep it real, singing fake stories, and then dying.

Hip Hop revival, you can't carry it. Please don’t pollute the culture anymore.

These so-called newcomers are only good enough to be backups, no reputation, yet they boast the biggest mouth and skills.

So shameless, they seal your fate and wave the flag, no taboos. Pigs and dogs, please step back.

Ready with coffins on mountain grounds, everything prepared, just waiting for you.

No one remembers your birthday; death has no place to hide you.

Amidst the boundless Underworld, towering Vajra Mountains, the divine light of vast treasures shines through the洞 illuminating the炎池, stirring trouble.

Souls of all crimes in the nine Netherworlds follow fragrant clouds and banners, settle on the青蓮 flower of wisdom, forever safe in the heaven of the born god.

Amidst the boundless Underworld, towering Vajra Mountains, the divine light of vast treasures shines through the洞 illuminating the炎池, stirring trouble.

Souls of all crimes in the nine Netherworlds follow fragrant clouds and banners, settle on the青蓮 flower of wisdom, forever safe in the heaven of the born god.

You think I’ve become trendy, thinking I might let you go on the knife’s edge.

Behind the lens, I turn back into a gangster. Enemies beware — old men sending off black-headed folks.

From the past till now, I’ve had the most enemies and the most chips at home.

Before the show, a table full of Pat Bom, not qualified to be my boss — you’re always the underdog.

Yama God decides for you to die at three in the morning; no one passes three-thirty.

Quickly see through the heavenly secrets, Ox-Head and Horse-Face pretend to beat you.

Damn it, you die if you must; singing lies and waiting for the hook.

Register the dog (guard), now it’s your turn in the animal realm.

Wearing the ghostly five or six, like wearing mourning clothes, and adding unclear speech and confused words.

No way out but to perform exorcisms on the spot. Low-IQ fools doing incantations for the dead.

If you have real strength, where do you rely on gimmicks? Be on the frontline for every battle, big or small.

Inflation makes your money worth so much that you’re immune. Killing is my profession, I’m your enemy.

Watching paper effigies, everyone reciting ghost tales, as if they just got asked about rice and haunted.

Catch Zhong Kui to scare the ghosts, hold a public funeral, cremate the courtesan, and thank the family.

Be careful when the auspicious time passes, prepare gold, silver, and paper offerings for rituals.

Stop talking behind people’s backs — it’s just greed and fun.

Amidst the boundless Underworld, towering Vajra Mountains, the divine light of vast treasures shines through the洞 illuminating the炎池, stirring trouble.

Souls of all crimes in the nine Netherworlds follow fragrant clouds and banners, settle on the青蓮 flower of wisdom, forever safe in the heaven of the born god.

Amidst the boundless Underworld, towering Vajra Mountains, the divine light of vast treasures shines through the洞 illuminating the炎池, stirring trouble.

Souls of all crimes in the nine Netherworlds follow fragrant clouds and banners, settle on the青蓮 flower of wisdom, forever safe in the heaven of the born god.

Merit shines in golden light, subtly brightening the darkness; fragrant true incense flows in the華池; lotus covers drift with clouds.

Immortal spirits dwell in harmony, residing on the twelve floors; urgently proclaim the divine treasure edict, freely wandering in paradise.

The cold courtyard is filled with sorrow; returning heart to honor the Yuan Emperor; female spirits of divine treasures, engraved with the Zhongshan true emperor's scripture.

A single thought ascends to Taiqing; another returns to Taiwu, meriting virtue in the nine Netherworlds, spinning and giving rise to Ziwei.

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[Chinese]

茫茫酆都中 重重金剛山 靈寶無量光 洞照炎池煩

九幽諸罪魂 身隨香雲旛 定慧青蓮花 上生神永安

茫茫酆都中 重重金剛山 靈寶無量光 洞照炎池煩

九幽諸罪魂 身隨香雲旛 定慧青蓮花 上生神永安

呢排好撚多歌聽撚到我皺眉 潮流興埋啲古撚靈精怪口味

你班群腳仔 唱撚夠未 玩咗咁耐 都應該夠皮

乜撚都求撚柒其 一班柒頭加撚埋班柒頭皮 當正自己大國掘起

你條尾一扢起 千篇一律太乏味 低端配置會搞到窒機

北上人民廣場望住升旗 明明打份牛工扮曬有星味

呢啲就係你地口中所謂嘅勝利 點知要轉身大聲嗌sorry經理

咁嘅rapstar 全部打靶du du du du keep it real 唱緊假話一命嗚呼

Hip Hop 復興輪唔到你哋嚟肩負 麻煩你咪再對文化作出沾汙

呢啲所謂後起都只配做後備 無口碑仲咁大口氣最叻口技

厚面皮幫你哋蓋棺再冚旗 百無禁忌阿豬阿狗請回避

準備好棺材山地 萬事俱備剩係爭你

無人記得你生忌 死無葬身地啱你

茫茫酆都中 重重金剛山 靈寶無量光 洞照炎池煩

九幽諸罪魂 身隨香雲旛 定慧青蓮花 上生神永安

茫茫酆都中 重重金剛山 靈寶無量光 洞照炎池煩

九幽諸罪魂 身隨香雲旛 定慧青蓮花 上生神永安

你以為我變咗流行 諗住我可能刀下留人

鏡頭後我變番流氓 仇人小心 白頭人送黑頭人

由以前到以家最多仇家 由以前到以家最多籌碼

開show前一檯人頭馬 無資格做我頭馬你做緊永遠下把

閻王要你三更死 無人過到三點幾

早早洞悉天機 牛頭馬面扮鳩你

該死就要死 唱假話等勾脷

幫隻狗公做登記 畜生道輪到你

著到鬼五馬六似著緊壽衣 再加上口齒不清又詞不達意

無法子唔即時即場做場法事超渡班無智商嘅低能白癡

有實力邊度使靠gimmick 親身上陣每場大小嘅戰役

通貨澎漲你咁多溪錢所以免疫 殺戮係我天職我係你嘅天敵

谷鬼氣睇住班紙紮公仔吟吟噚噚個個似問完米撞鬼

捉埋鍾馗出嚟捉鬼搞場公祭火化藝妓 家屬謝禮

小心過咗吉時 準備金銀衣紙吉儀

咪再背後講人不是 屌你不過係貪得意

茫茫酆都中 重重金剛山 靈寶無量光 洞照炎池煩

九幽諸罪魂 身隨香雲旛 定慧青蓮花 上生神永安

茫茫酆都中 重重金剛山 靈寶無量光 洞照炎池煩

九幽諸罪魂 身隨香雲旛 定慧青蓮花 上生神永安

功德金色光 微微開幽暗 華池流真香 蓮蓋隨雲浮

仙靈眾元和 長居十二樓 急宣靈寶旨 自在天堂遊

寒庭多悲苦 回心禮元皇 女青靈寶符 中山真帝書

一念昇太清 再念歸太無 功德九幽下 旋旋生紫微

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
罪 /tsweɪ/ B1	noun - crime; sin; offence
魂 /xuən/ B2	noun - soul; spirit
歌 /kɤ/ A1	noun - song verb - to sing
潮流 /tʃʰau lʲiu/ B2	noun - trend; fashion
口味 /kʰou wei/ B1	noun - taste; flavor
大國 /da kuo/ B2	noun - big country; major power
乏味 /fa wei/ C1	adjective - dull; insipid; tedious
經理 /dʒiŋ li/ A2	noun - manager
全部 /tsʰuan bu/ A1	adjective - all; complete
復興 /fu ɕɪŋ/ B2	verb - to revive; to rejuvenate
文化 /wən xuɑ/ A2	noun - culture
口氣 /kʰou t͡ɕʰi/ B2	noun - tone; manner of speaking; arrogance
準備 /t͡ʂun peɪ/ A2	verb - to prepare noun - preparation
流行 /lʲiu ɕɪŋ/ A2	adjective - popular; fashionable
仇人 /t͡ʃʰou ʐən/ B2	noun - enemy; foe
閻王 /jæn wɑŋ/ C1	noun - King of Hell; Yama
畜生 /ʈ͡ʂʰu ʂəŋ/ C1	noun - beast; animal; (derogatory) bastard
實力 /ʂɨ li/ A2	noun - strength; ability
戰役 /t͡ʂan i/ B2	noun - battle; campaign
天職 /tʰjɛn ʈ͡ʂɨ/ C1	noun - vocation; divine mission
家屬 /d͡ʒja ʂu/ B1	noun - family members; dependents

Key Grammar Structures

• 你班群腳仔 唱撚夠未 玩咗咁耐 都應該夠皮

  ➔ Use of modal verb "should" (should + base verb) to express obligation or expectation.

  ➔ "Should" indicates an expectation that something is appropriate or expected to happen.

• 身隨香雲旛

  ➔ Use of "身隨" (body follows) to indicate movement or following.

  ➔ "身隨" conveys the idea that the body or oneself follows or accompanies something.

• 點知要轉身大聲嗌sorry經理

  ➔ Use of "要" (want to/must) to express necessity or obligation.

  ➔ "要" indicates that something is necessary or must be done.

• 再加上口齒不清又詞不達意

  ➔ Use of "再" (again/then) to indicate addition or sequence.

  ➔ "再" is used to indicate that something is added or occurs in sequence.

• 一念昇太清 再念歸太無

  ➔ Use of "一念" (one thought/one moment) to denote a singular moment or consciousness.

  ➔ "一念" implies a single moment of consciousness or decision.