偽映畫預告 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 江𤒹生

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of Cantonese expression through Anson Kong's '偽映畫預告'. This song offers a great opportunity to learn metaphorical language, as it uses the concept of a 'fake movie trailer' to delve into the complexities of love and expectation. Its emotive melody and relatable lyrics make it a special and engaging way to connect with the language.

[English]

The scene has already been shot early on

Back then, obsessed with love, I wanted to edit the clips

Personalities can change over and over again

If a part wasn’t fully played, there’s no need to clarify

Want to love enough, only rushing the rhythm

Saying the golden lines just to hold on tighter

Wooo, promises and words, all just excuses

Can't deliver the act, powerless compared to the past

The show’s over, even luck has run out

Leaving behind a body full of pain and sorrow

Silent and patient, after all the passion, questions fill the ground

Why, after the passing of time, when I find myself again,

Will the heart die?

And the trailer content has already been forgotten

Suddenly, it all ends in a messy way

Said I’d stop the flaws, but it’s just words

Back then, everything was nonsense; now, only frustration remains

Afraid you might someday blame me

Now I’ve lost patience, already too relaxed

Enduring enough, I start counting my mistakes

Suffered till the very end, facing many storms

Wooo, the mistake is that the truth is too little

Unable to deliver the act, powerless compared to the past

The show’s over, even luck has run out

Leaving behind a body full of pain and sorrow

Silent and patient, after all the passion, questions fill the ground

Why, after the passing of time, when I find myself again,

Will the heart die?

And the trailer content has already been forgotten

Suddenly, it all ends in a wreck

The excitement is just the trailer; fate can’t be rewritten

How to fall in love again from the start and appeal?

Really wish we could erase our final words, oh...

I’d rather not swallow so much

I’d rather let all mistakes be fully told

Then dance another round

Don’t want to deliver the act, powerless compared to the past

There were mistakes, but I loved you all along

That’s why I want to find a turning point

Not knowing how to handle it left questions everywhere

All I want is to never let go of you

All I ask is to never let go of me, it’s still you

And the trailer content has already been forgotten

But still, I’m unwilling to give up

[Chinese]

戲碼已一早拍攝

那時沉迷愛 才想剪輯片段

性格也可一再變

沒完整播放的不需要說穿

想愛個夠 唯求加快節奏

金句說夠 才能拖緊你手

Wooo 承諾對白 通通借口

交不出戲 無力共當初對比

劇都透了 亦花透了運氣

留低一身痛悲

吞聲忍氣 纏綿後問句滿地

為何 時日漸過後 尋回自我後

心會死

而預告內容 早已被忘記

突然就此爛尾

說過缺點都會戒

那時全胡說 如今只得挫敗

怕你有一天責怪

現時耗盡耐性 早已太鬆懈

忍夠了我 埋頭數算過錯

忍到最尾 迎來很多風波

Wooo 錯在真話不多

無奈交不出戲 無力共當初對比

劇都透了 亦花透了運氣

留低一身痛悲

吞聲忍氣 纏綿後問句滿地

為何 時日漸過後 尋回自我後

心會死

而預告內容 早已被忘記

突然就此爛尾

精彩不過預告 改寫不了命途

如何從頭熱戀再上訴

很想可以劃去你我的句號 oh...

寧願不多吞吐

寧願錯事能盡訴

再跳半段圓舞

不想交戲 無力共當初對比

是出過錯 但都有愛着你

才想找出轉機

不懂處理 才遺下問句滿地

但求不會放下你

但求不會放下我 仍是你

而預告內容 早已被忘記

但仍是不願捨棄

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 (ài) /aɪ/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
剪輯 (jiǎnjí) /tɕjɛ̀n tɕǐ/ B2	verb - to edit (film, video)
片段 (piànduàn) /pʰjɛ̂n twân/ B1	noun - fragment, clip
性格 (xìnggé) /ɕiŋ.kɤ̌/ B1	noun - character, personality
節奏 (jiézòu) /tɕjɛ̌.tsɤʊ̯/ B1	noun - rhythm, tempo
承諾 (chéngnuò) /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ̌ŋ nwô/ B2	noun - promise, commitment verb - to promise, to commit
借口 (jièkǒu) /t͡ɕjɛ̂.kʰoʊ̯/ B1	noun - excuse, pretext
對比 (duìbǐ) /twêɪ.pǐ/ B2	verb - to contrast, to compare noun - contrast
運氣 (yùnqì) /ŷn.t͡ɕʰi/ B1	noun - luck, fortune
痛悲 (tòngbēi) /tʰʊ̂ŋ.péi/ C1	noun - sorrow, grief
纏綿 (chánmián) /t͡ʂʰɑ̌n mjɛ̌n/ C1	adjective - lingering, affectionate
忘記 (wàngjì) /wâŋ.t͡ɕi/ A2	verb - to forget
缺點 (quēdiǎn) /kʰɥɛ́.tjɛ̀n/ B1	noun - shortcoming, defect
挫敗 (cuòbài) /tsʰwô.pâɪ/ B2	noun - frustration, setback verb - to frustrate, to defeat
耐性 (nàixìng) /nâɪ.ɕiŋ/ B2	noun - patience, tolerance
風波 (fēngbō) /fɤŋ.pwo/ B2	noun - disturbance, crisis
命途 (mìngtú) /miŋ.tʰu/ C1	noun - fate, destiny
捨棄 (shěqì) /ʂɤ̀.t͡ɕʰi/ B2	verb - to abandon, to give up

Key Grammar Structures

• 沒完整播放的不需要說穿

  ➔ Use of the negative form with 需要 (need), indicating something is unnecessary.

  ➔ The phrase 需要 (xū yāo) means "to need"; here, it's negated to mean "not necessary".

• 想愛個夠 唯求加快節奏

  ➔ Use of personal desire with 想 (want to) + verb + 個/得 to indicate wanting enough.

  ➔ The phrase 想愛個夠 expresses the desire to love enough; 個/得 conveys degree or amount.

• 留低一身痛悲

  ➔ Use of 留 (leave) + 低 (behind) + noun phrase to indicate leaving a feeling or state behind.

  ➔ 留低 (liú dī) means to leave behind or retain a feeling, in this case 'pain and sadness'.

• 吞聲忍氣 纏綿後問句滿地

  ➔ Use of classical Chinese phrase pattern: 吞聲忍氣 (swallowing anger) + adverbial phrase 纏綿後 (after lingering) + 問句 (question) + 满地 (covering the ground).

  ➔ The phrase 吞聲忍氣 (swallowing voice and忍氣, enduring silently) combined with 纏綿後 (after lingering) and 問句 (question) illustrates an emotional state leading to an open question.

• 如何從頭熱戀再上訴

  ➔ Use of question word 如何 (how) + phrase + 再 (again) + verb phrase indicates a rhetorical or reflective question about repeating a process.

  ➔ 如何 (how) introduces a question about the process of rekindling a relationship or starting over.

• 很想可以劃去你我的句號

  ➔ Use of 很想 (really want to) + 可以 (can/may) + verb phrase expressing a desire to end or erase.

  ➔ 很想 (really want to) expresses strong desire, and 可以 (can/may) indicates possibility or permission to do the action.