尾站天國

• By: 陳慧琳

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
尾站 (wěizhàn) /weɪ̀ ʈ͡ʂân/ B2	noun - terminal station, last stop
天國 (tiān guó) /tʰi̯ɛn ku̯ɔ̌/ B2	noun - heaven, paradise
沉落 (chén luò) /ʈ͡ʂʰən lu̯ɔ̂/ B2	verb - to sink, to submerge
借 (jiè) /t͡ɕi̯ɛ̂/ A2	verb - to borrow, to lend
劃 (huà) /xu̯â/ B1	verb - to draw, to delineate
沉睡 (chén shuì) /ʈ͡ʂʰən ʂweɪ̂/ B2	verb - to be sound asleep
閃 (shǎn) /ʂàn/ B1	verb - to flash, to twinkle
悼念 (dào niàn) /tâʊ̯ ni̯ɛ̂n/ B2	verb - to mourn, to commemorate
濃淡 (nóng dàn) /nu̯ɔ̌ŋ tân/ C1	adjective - shade (of color), light and shade
深淺 (shēn qiǎn) /ʂən t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ̀n/ B2	noun - depth, degree of seriousness
危險 (wēi xiǎn) /weɪ̯ ɕi̯ɛ̀n/ A2	adjective - dangerous
堆積 (duī jī) /tu̯eɪ t͡ɕi/ B2	verb - to pile up, to accumulate
心酸 (xīn suān) /ɕín su̯án/ B2	adjective - heartbroken, grieved
繾綣 (qiǎn quǎn) /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ̀n t͡ɕʰɥàn/ C2	adjective - deeply attached, inseparable
薄弱 (bó ruò) /pu̯ɔ̌ ʐwɔ̂/ B2	adjective - weak, frail
幽怨 (yōu yuàn) /i̯oʊ̯ ɥɛ̂n/ C1	adjective - resentful, melancholy
捱 (ái) /ǎɪ/ B2	verb - to endure, to get through (difficult times)
蛻變 (tuì biàn) /tʰweɪ̂ pi̯ɛ̂n/ C1	verb - to transform, to metamorphose
發現 (fā xiàn) /fá ɕi̯ɛ̂n/ A2	verb - to discover, to find

Grammar:

• 望著茶葉沉落深淵

  ➔ Using the verb 望著 (wàngzhe) to indicate ongoing action or looking at with focus, similar to present continuous.

  ➔ The structure 望著 + object emphasizes the ongoing action of looking or gazing at something.

• 將天國劃成是終點

  ➔ Using 將 (jiāng) to indicate the future or the act of transforming or dividing something into a state.

  ➔ The particle 将 is used to indicate the intended action of transforming or assigning a final state to an object.

• 尚未沉睡如路燈閃

  ➔ Using 尚未 (shàngwèi) to indicate that an action has not yet happened; similar to 'not yet'.

  ➔ 尚未 is used with a verb to express that the action has not yet taken place.

• 我會有力量捱完這路段

  ➔ Using 會 (huì) to express future intention or likelihood of an action occurring.

  ➔ The modal 會 indicates that the speaker expects or hopes to have the ability to do the action in the future.

• 生死一刻之間衹想擁抱你

  ➔ Using 之間 (zhījiān) to express 'between' or 'during' in a time or space context.

  ➔ 之間 links two nouns to indicate the period or space between them.

• 天邊再見

  ➔ Using 再 (zài) to indicate 'again' or '再見' (goodbye) implying 'see you again/'until we meet again'.

  ➔ 再 is often used to express doing something again or in the future, here implying a parting with hope to meet again.