怯 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 容祖兒

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

很想要求你會三更半夜陪著我

I really wish you'd stay up late with me

然而我怕 我的聲音你已聽得太多

But I'm afraid you've heard my voice too many times

怎麼可能要你每次開心快樂全為我

How could I ask you to be happy all the time just for me

還怪你 你跟知已也見得比我多

And I blame you, you see your friends more than you see me

期待你的花會開 其實自己也都討厭期待

I look forward to your flowers blooming, but honestly I hate waiting

恐怕正式真實戀愛 痛恨明日也許分開

I'm afraid that real love might hurt, maybe tomorrow we’ll part ways

這麼不知所謂怎麼愛

So clueless about how to love

為何還沒有初吻便要怕失戀

Why am I already afraid of heartbreak before even my first kiss

約會末完便掛念

Thinking about you after our dates

傻得我晚上過份期求明天

I’m so silly, I overly hope for tomorrow

以為你會在眼前

I thought you’d be right in front of me

為何還沒有吵架 便要與你開戰

Why do I want to start a fight before we’ve even argued

每日面臨你考驗

Facing your tests every day

頭一次顧慮我沒動人條件

For the first time, I worry I don’t have what it takes to impress you

懷疑全是我問題 沒發現

Suspecting that everything's my fault, but I haven't realized

明知單戀驚險 但我還末脫險

Knowing that one-sided love is risky, but I haven't escaped yet

如果初戀膚淺 怎麼我會興奮狂熱

If first love is shallow, how could I be so excited and passionate

但卻又什麼都怯

But still afraid of everything

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天天失眠 我怕消失氣力纏著你

Every day I can’t sleep, fearing that my energy will disappear and cling to you

然而據說 愛得精彩別要貪生怕死

But it’s said that loving beautifully shouldn’t mean fearing death

怎麼可能愛你愛到將我自己捐給你

How could I love you so much that I’d give myself entirely to you

還怕你會將感激變成對不起

Yet I fear your gratitude might turn into guilt

為何還沒有初吻便要怕失戀

Why am I already afraid of heartbreak before my first kiss

約會末完便掛念

Thinking about you after our dates

傻得我晚上過份期求明天

I’m so silly, I overly hope for tomorrow

以為你會在眼前

I thought you’d be right in front of me

為何還沒有吵架 便要與你開戰

Why do I want to start a fight before we’ve even argued

每日面臨你考驗

Facing your tests every day

還擔心我沒氣力去到終點

Still worried I don't have the strength to see it through

還聽講過分瞭解沒發展

Heard that over-understanding can lead nowhere

明知單戀驚險 但我還末脫險

Knowing that one-sided love is dangerous, but I haven't escaped yet

如果初戀膚淺 怎麼我會興奮狂熱

If first love is shallow, why do I feel so excited and passionate

但卻又什麼都怯

But still afraid of everything

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明知單戀驚險 但我還末脫險

Knowing that one-sided love is risky, but I haven't escaped yet

如果初戀膚淺 怎麼我會興奮狂熱

If first love is shallow, how could I be so excited and passionate

什麼都想 什麼都怯

I want everything, I fear everything

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
怕 (pà) /pʰâ/ A1	verb - to fear, to be afraid of
聲音 (shēngyīn) /ʂɤ́ŋ.ín/ A2	noun - voice, sound
開心 (kāixīn) /kʰái.ɕín/ A1	adjective - happy, joyful
快樂 (kuàilè) /kʰwài.lɤ̂/ A1	adjective - happy, joyful
怪 (guài) /kwâɪ/ B1	verb - to blame, to reproach
花 (huā) /xwā/ A1	noun - flower
戀愛 (liàn'ài) /ljên.âɪ/ B1	verb - to be in love, to have a love affair noun - love, romance
痛恨 (tònghèn) /tʰôŋ.xə̂n/ C1	verb - to bitterly hate, to detest
愛 (ài) /âɪ/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
失戀 (shīliàn) /ʂɨ́.ljên/ B2	verb - to be jilted, to be disappointed in love noun - broken heart
掛念 (guàniàn) /kwâ.njên/ B2	verb - to miss, to worry about
傻 (shǎ) /ʂà/ A2	adjective - foolish, silly
吵架 (chǎojià) /ʈʂʰàʊ.tɕjâ/ A2	verb - to quarrel, to argue
開戰 (kāizhàn) /kʰái.tʂân/ B2	verb - to start a war, to begin a conflict
條件 (tiáojiàn) /tʰjáu.tɕjên/ B1	noun - condition, requirement
問題 (wèntí) /wə̂n.tʰǐ/ A1	noun - question, problem
單戀 (dānliàn) /tán.ljên/ B2	verb - to have a crush on, to love someone unilaterally noun - unrequited love
驚險 (jīngxiǎn) /tɕíŋ.ɕjɛ̀n/ B2	adjective - dangerous, perilous
初戀 (chūliàn) /ʈʂʰú.ljên/ B1	noun - first love
興奮 (xīngfèn) /ɕíŋ.fə̂n/ B1	adjective - excited
狂熱 (kuángrè) /kʰwǎŋ.ʐə̂/ C1	adjective - fanatical, fervent
失眠 (shīmián) /ʂɨ́.mjěn/ B2	verb - to suffer from insomnia
氣力 (qìlì) /t͡ɕʰî.lî/ B2	noun - strength, energy
纏 (chán) /t͡ʂʰǎn/ B2	verb - to twine, to harass
精彩 (jīngcǎi) /t͡ɕíŋ.tsʰài/ B1	adjective - brilliant, splendid
感激 (gǎnjī) /kǎn.t͡ɕí/ B2	verb - to be grateful, to appreciate
擔心 (dānxīn) /tán.ɕín/ A2	verb - to worry
瞭解 (liǎojiě) /ljàʊ.tɕjě/ B1	verb - to understand

Key Grammar Structures

• 很想要求你會三更半夜陪著我

  ➔ Using the verb structure "很想 + verb" to express a strong desire.

  ➔ The phrase "很想" means "really want to" and emphasizes a strong desire.

• 怎麼可能要你每次開心快樂全為我

  ➔ Using "怎麼可能" to question the possibility or improbability of an action.

  ➔ The expression "怎麼可能" means "how is it possible" and questions the feasibility of something.

• 期待你的花會開

  ➔ Using "會" to express future possibility or ability.

  ➔ The particle "會" indicates that something is likely to happen or a future possibility.

• 明知單戀驚險 但我還末脫險

  ➔ Using "明知" to mean "knowing well" that something is the case, combined with "但" to mean "but".

  ➔ The word "明知" means "knowing well" or "be aware that", expressing awareness of the situation.

• 還擔心我沒氣力去到終點

  ➔ Using "還" to mean "still" or "again", indicating continuation or persistence.

  ➔ The word "還" means "still" or "yet", emphasizing ongoing action or state.

• 如果初戀膚淺 怎麼我會興奮狂熱

  ➔ Using "如果" to mean "if", introducing conditional sentences.

  ➔ The conjunction "如果" means "if" and introduces a conditional clause.