人話 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 方皓玟

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "人話" by Charmaine Fong, a potent Cantonese song that encapsulates raw emotions and sharp social commentary. Through its direct lyrics and powerful EDM style, you can explore the nuances of everyday frustrations and a unique perspective on societal issues in Hong Kong. This song offers an authentic gateway to understanding contemporary Cantonese vocabulary and cultural expressions, making it special for its bold truth-telling and artistic integrity.

[English]

Listening to your words makes me feel hurt.

Using your special skills to pretend to be sincere.

The mistake was being banned in the first place.

The unfair setbacks and misfortune.

The truth has already gone missing.

Let you create biased stories, but they're hollow.

No real words, trust is already lost.

You love spreading rumors, I've seen through it all.

Tell me what you say.

Still putting on a high and mighty attitude, have you said enough?

Most importantly, the process lacks proof.

Eavesdropping with one ear, screams and crying.

Tell me what you say.

My conscience has long since been lost, smearing mouth, ears, and nose.

If dark times in the world ever clear up someday.

You, I, and they all know, but still look confused.

People say it’s like a fairy tale.

Everyone is like a myth, everyone is the same.

Everyone sympathizes with him, but nobody truly understands him.

Everyone, everyone talks about me.

...

The truth has already gone missing.

Let you create biased stories, but they're hollow.

No real words, trust is already lost.

You love spreading rumors, I've seen through it all.

Tell me what you say.

Still putting on a high and mighty attitude, have you said enough?

Most importantly, the process lacks proof.

Eavesdropping with one ear, screams and crying.

Tell me what you say.

My conscience has long since been lost, smearing mouth, ears, and nose.

If dark times in the world ever clear up someday.

You, I, and they all know, but still look confused.

...

People say it's like a fairy tale.

Everyone is like a myth, everyone is the same.

Everyone sympathizes with him, but no one truly understands him.

Everyone, everyone talks about me.

People say it's like a fairy tale.

Everyone is like a myth, everyone is the same.

Everyone sympathizes with him, but no one truly understands him.

Everyone, everyone talks about me.

People say it's like a fairy tale.

Everyone is like a myth, everyone is the same.

Everyone sympathizes with him, but no one truly understands him.

Everyone, everyone...

...

[Chinese]

聽你講嘢聽到忟

用你的特殊技能扮中肯

錯就錯在已被禁

欠公允倒退的厄運

真相早已失了蹤

任你作偏頗劇情是空洞

沒對話信任已斷送

你喜愛妖言惑眾 經已看通

Tell me what 柒 you say

還擺出高姿態你講撚夠未

最重要是過程缺乏証明

靠左耳穿過右耳 尖叫哭聲

Tell me what 柒 you say

良心一早已失去抹黑口耳鼻

要是暗淡世情有日放晴

你知我知佢知也知一臉莫明

人話 能猶如童話

人人如神話 人人人無差

人人同情他 無人能明他

人人人人話我話

真相早已失了蹤

任你作偏頗劇情是空洞

沒對話信任已斷送

你喜愛妖言惑眾 經已看通

Tell me what 柒 you say

還擺出高姿態你講撚夠未

最重要是過程缺乏証明

靠左耳穿過右耳 尖叫哭聲

Tell me what 柒 you say

良心一早已失去抹黑口耳鼻

要是暗淡世情有日放晴

你知我知佢知也知一臉莫明

人話 能猶如童話

人人如神話 人人人無差

人人同情他 無人能明他

人人人人話我話

人話 能猶如童話

人人如神話 人人人無差

人人同情他 無人能明他

人人人人話我話

人話 能猶如童話

人人如神話 人人人無差

人人同情他 無人能明他

人人人人

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
忟 (man2) /mɐn˨/ B2	adjective - irritated, annoyed (Cantonese)
技能 (jìnéng) /t͡ɕi˥ nɤŋ˧/ B1	noun - skill, technique
禁 (jìn) /t͡ɕin˥˩/ B2	verb - to prohibit, to ban
厄運 (èyùn) /ɤ˥˩ yːn˥˩/ C1	noun - misfortune, bad luck
真相 (zhēnxiàng) /ʈ͡ʂən˥ ɕi̯ɑŋ˥˩/ B2	noun - truth, the real situation
偏頗 (piānpǒ) /pʰi̯ɛn˥ pʰɔ˨˩/ C1	adjective - biased, prejudiced
劇情 (jùqíng) /t͡ɕy˥˩ t͡ɕʰiŋ˧/ B1	noun - plot, storyline
空洞 (kōngdòng) /kʰʊŋ˥ tʊŋ˥˩/ B2	adjective - empty, hollow
信任 (xìnrèn) /ɕin˥˩ ʐən˥˩/ B2	noun - trust, faith verb - to trust
斷送 (duànsòng) /twan˥˩ sʊŋ˥˩/ C1	verb - to ruin, to forfeit
妖言惑眾 (yāoyánhuòzhòng) /i̯ɑʊ˥ i̯ɛn˧ xwo˥˩ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ˥˩/ C2	verb - to spread rumors to mislead the public
過程 (guòchéng) /ku̯ɔ˥˩ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ˧/ B1	noun - process, procedure
缺乏 (quēfá) /t͡ɕʰɥ̯ɛ˥ fɑ˧˥/ B2	verb - to lack, to be short of
証明 (zhèngmíng) /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ˥˩ miŋ˧/ B1	noun - proof, certificate verb - to prove, to testify
尖叫 (jiānjiào) /t͡ɕi̯ɛn˥ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ˥˩/ B2	verb - to scream, to shriek
抹黑 (mǒhēi) /mɔ˨˩ xei̯/ C1	verb - to smear, to slander
暗淡 (àndàn) /an˥˩ tan˥˩/ B2	adjective - dim, gloomy
放晴 (fàngqíng) /faŋ˥˩ t͡ɕʰiŋ˧/ B2	verb - to clear up (weather)
莫明 (mòmíng) /mwo˥˩ miŋ˧/ B2	adjective - baffled; inexplicable
童話 (tónghuà) /tʰʊŋ˧ xwa˥˩/ A2	noun - fairy tale
神話 (shénhuà) /ʂən˧˥ xwa˥˩/ B1	noun - myth, legend
同情 (tóngqíng) /tʰʊŋ˧˥ t͡ɕʰiŋ˧/ B1	verb - to sympathize noun - sympathy
良心 (liángxīn) /ljaŋ˧˥ ɕin˥/ B2	noun - conscience

Key Grammar Structures

• 還擺出高姿態你講撚夠未

  ➔ Verb + 出 (chu1) to indicate the completion or showing of an action.

  ➔ The particle "出" indicates that the action of "摆出" (to put out/show) has been completed or is in the process of being shown.

• 最重要是過程缺乏証明

  ➔ 是 (shì) used as a copula to link the subject with a complement, emphasizing the predicate.

  ➔ The word "是" functions as a copula, linking the subject "最重要" to the predicate "過程缺乏証明," emphasizing what is most crucial.

• 人人如神話 人人人無差

  ➔ 如 (rú) is used as a simile marker meaning "like" or "as".

  ➔ The word "如" introduces a simile, comparing "人人" (everyone) to "神話" (myth), showing they are similar or equal in some sense.

• 人人喜愛妖言惑眾 經已看通

  ➔ 經已 (jing1 yi3) indicates an action has already been completed or understood.

  ➔ The phrase "經已" means that the action of "看通" (understand thoroughly) has already been completed.

• 人人無差 人人人無差

  ➔ 無差 (móu chā) indicates "no difference" or "no gap" in comparison.

  ➔ The phrase "無差" means there is no difference or gap between the entities being compared, emphasizing equality.