特務J – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 蔡依林

Lyrics & Translation

Ready to unlock the secrets of Mandarin Chinese? "Agent J" by Jolin Tsai is your perfect mission! This high-energy dance track combines captivating lyrics about love as a strategic game with a powerful pop sound. Learning its catchy phrases will immerse you in modern Chinese slang and expressions related to relationships, while Jolin's clear pronunciation offers an excellent opportunity to practice listening and speaking skills. Get ready to decode the language of pop with Agent J!

[English]

Screams break through the long night

Perfume reveals your location, scent disappears by the Seine

Late-night shooting stars hint at the full moon

With my face covered, I jump over Notre Dame

Turning around, I reach the beautiful barrier, the adventure begins

The big J looks like a scorpion

Its vivid thorns are my signature recognition

I love who I love, and I don’t love who I don’t

I am a spy sent by love

Perfect Agent J, freezing the scene with focus

Locking you in love’s blind spot

Perfect Agent J, knowing exactly how to play the role

Unknowingly in love, but forever unable to realize it

Screams break through the long night

Perfume reveals your location, scent disappears by the Seine

Late-night shooting stars hint at the full moon

With my face covered, I jump over Notre Dame

Turning around, I reach the beautiful barrier, the adventure begins

The big J looks like a scorpion

Its vivid thorns are my signature recognition

I love who I love, and I don’t love who I don’t

I am a spy sent by love

Perfect Agent J, freezing the scene with focus

Locking you in love’s blind spot

Perfect Agent J, knowing exactly how to play the role

Unknowingly in love, but forever unable to realize it

Love’s ten commandments: Avoid laziness, insecurity

Avoid boredom, avoid love illusions, avoid superficiality

Love’s ten commandments: Avoid being a homebody, avoid heartbreak

Avoid smoking, avoid forever having no opinion

...

Perfect Agent J, freezing the scene with focus

Locking you in love’s blind spot

Perfect Agent J, knowing exactly how to play the role

Unknowingly in love, but forever unable to realize it

Perfect Agent J, controlling the romantic atmosphere

Leading you into the night of love’s no-return

Perfect Agent J, mission declared complete

The Versailles rose is my final farewell

...

[Chinese]

尖叫劃破漫長黑夜

香水透露你的方位 香味消失塞納河邊

深夜流星勾引月圓

蒙著面 我跳過聖母院

轉身我來到美麗的結界 冒險開演

大寫J像一隻蠍

鮮豔的刺是我的識別

我愛誰也不愛誰

我是愛情派來的間諜

完美特務J 冰凍全場焦點

把你定格在愛情盲點

完美特務J 戲份拿捏最會

愛的不知不覺 卻永遠無法兌現

尖叫劃破漫長黑夜

香水透露你的方位 香味消失塞納河邊

深夜流星勾引月圓

蒙著面 我跳過聖母院

轉身我來到美麗的結界 冒險開演

大寫J像一隻蠍

鮮豔的刺是我的識別

我愛誰也不愛誰

我是愛情派來的間諜

完美特務J 冰凍全場焦點

把你定格在愛情盲點

完美特務J 戲份拿捏最會

愛的不知不覺 卻永遠無法兌現

愛情有十誡 戒懶 戒自卑

戒悶 戒愛現 戒膚淺

愛情有十誡 戒宅 戒失戀

戒煙 戒永遠沒主見

完美特務J 冰凍全場焦點

把你定格在愛情盲點

完美特務J 戲份拿捏最會

愛的不知不覺 卻永遠無法兌現

完美特務J 掌控浪漫氛圍

讓你走進愛情不歸夜

完美特務J 任務宣告終結

凡爾賽的玫瑰是我最後的告別

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
尖叫 /tɕjɛn tɕjaʊ/ B2	verb - to scream, to shriek noun - scream, shriek
劃破 /xuá pò/ B2	verb - to cut through, to tear
黑夜 /hēi yè/ A2	noun - dark night
香水 /ɕjɑŋ ʃweɪ/ A2	noun - perfume
方位 /fɑŋ weɪ/ B2	noun - direction, position
香味 /ɕjɑŋ weɪ/ B1	noun - fragrance, scent
消失 /ɕjɑʊ ʃɨ/ B1	verb - to disappear, to vanish
流星 /lju ɕɪŋ/ B1	noun - meteor, shooting star
勾引 /ɡoʊ jɪn/ C1	verb - to seduce, to entice
蒙 /mɛŋ/ B1	verb - to cover, to blindfold
跳過 /tɪɑʊ ɡwo/ A2	verb - to jump over
轉身 /dʒwɑn ʂən/ A2	verb - to turn around
美麗 /meɪ li/ A2	adjective - beautiful
結界 /dʒjɛ dʒjɛ/ C1	noun - barrier (spiritual or magical)
冒險 /mao ʃjɛn/ B1	noun - adventure verb - to take risks, to venture
蠍 /ʃjɛ/ B2	noun - scorpion
鮮豔 /ʃjɑn jɑn/ B2	adjective - brightly colored, vibrant
刺 /t͡sʰɨ/ B1	noun - thorn, spine verb - to stab, to prick
間諜 /dʒjɑn die/ B2	noun - spy
冰凍 /bɪŋ toŋ/ B2	verb - to freeze
焦點 /dʒjɑʊ diɛn/ B1	noun - focus
定格 /dɪŋ ɡɤ/ C1	verb - to freeze-frame, to capture a moment
盲點 /mɑŋ diɛn/ C1	noun - blind spot
戲份 /xi fen/ B2	noun - role in a play, part in a drama
拿捏 /nɑ niɛ/ C1	verb - to handle, to control, to grasp accurately
兌現 /dweɪ ʃjɑn/ B2	verb - to fulfill (a promise), to cash (a check)
掌控 /ʈʂʰɑŋ kʰʊŋ/ C1	verb - to control, to dominate
浪漫 /lɑŋ mɑn/ B1	adjective - romantic
氛圍 /fən weɪ/ B2	noun - atmosphere, ambiance
玫瑰 /mɛɪ ɡweɪ/ A2	noun - rose
告別 /ɡɑʊ bje/ B1	verb - to bid farewell, to say goodbye

Key Grammar Structures

• 香水透露你的方位

  ➔ Verb + 你的 + noun (possessive structure)

  ➔ Uses the possessive structure to show that the '香水' (perfume) reveals something about '你的方位' (your location).

• 蒙著面

  ➔ Verb + 着 + object (Continuative aspect)

  ➔ The use of 着 indicates an ongoing state or action, here meaning 'covering the face'.

• 我來到美麗的結界

  ➔ Verb + 來到 + noun (movement towards a place)

  ➔ Uses 來到 to indicate movement towards a location, meaning 'I arrived at the beautiful barrier'.

• 大寫J像一隻蠍

  ➔ Noun + 像 + noun (simile / comparison)

  ➔ Uses 像 to create a simile, comparing the uppercase J to a scorpion.

• 我愛誰也不愛誰

  ➔ Subject + 愛 + object + 也不 + 愛 + object (contrast/negation with 也不)

  ➔ Expresses a contrast or ambiguity: the singer loves no one or loves anyone ambiguously.

• 愛的不知不覺

  ➔ Adjective + 的 + 不知不覺 (Adjective + 的 + unconsciously / unawares)

  ➔ Uses 的 after an adjective to form a descriptive phrase meaning 'done unconsciously'.

• 完美特務J 冰凍全場焦點

  ➔ Noun + + / Adj + + (compound noun or phrase)

  ➔ Part of a phrase emphasizing 'Perfect Secret Agent J' and describing the action of 'freezing the spotlight'.