瑕疵

• By: 麥浚龍, 莫文蔚

Lyrics:

[中文]

[English]

差些想放棄吧 為何未放手

Let's almost give up, why haven't I let go yet

差一些不要我吧 為何又再忍

A little more, don't need me, why do I keep holding on

並沒什麼虧欠我吧

I haven't really wronged you

為何犯罪作惡都找到藉口 作罷

Why do we find excuses to commit sins and evil, just forget it

曾懷疑與後悔嗎

Have you doubted or regretted?

差一些失去你吧 為何沒法改

A little more, losing you, why can't I change

明明瑕疵多似亂麻 不去掩蓋一下

Clearly flawed like tangled threads, just don't cover them up

其實你也很多景仰者愛你吧

Actually, you have many admirers who love you

很感激依然留下

I'm grateful you still stay

情人間 能容許小秘密嗎

Between lovers, can we allow little secrets?

應該揭穿但揭穿擔心更卑下

Should we reveal them, but fear being even lower

情人間 能容許小錯處嗎

Between lovers, can we permit small mistakes?

真的想過沒送花也沒情話

Really thought about it, no flowers given, no sweet words

也算是愛情吧（但我不只有這點錯）

That's love too (but I have more faults)

嚴重多幾倍吧

Much more serious, several times over

忍耐到底 光陰都不算白花

Endure to the end, time isn't wasted

為何人性會這麼可怕

Why is human nature so cruel?

天就算灰 始終想守到月牙（得寵的更惡吧）

Even if the sky is gray, I want to keep watching the crescent moon (the spoiled get worse)

這算愛嗎（這算愛嗎）

Is this love? (Is this love?)

或是感化嗎 （還是欺壓嗎）

Or is it about being moved? (Or is it oppression?)

讓到底無代價 （無餘地任我花）

Let it go at no cost (no more way to spend)

差些想放棄吧 為何未放手 （真的不要再查 如若愛）

Almost wanted to give up, why haven't I let go (Really don’t want to dig into it, if I love you)

差一些不要我吧（不必將真相徹查）

A little more, don't need you, why keep enduring (No need to uncover the truth if I love you)

為何又再忍 並沒什麼虧欠我吧（能預計 會掃興的不要亂查）

Why do I keep holding on, haven't I wronged you? (If you know it will spoil the mood, don’t dig into it)

為何犯罪 都找藉口作罷（情人應將黑暗的夢幻化）

Why commit crimes, make excuses and give up? (Lovers should turn dark dreams into fantasy)

曾懷疑與後悔嗎（如誠實令人容怕）

Have you doubted or regretted? (If honesty is frightening)

差一些失去你吧 為何沒法改（不忍將真相徹查 如若愛）

A little more, losing you, why can't I change? (Don’t want to uncover the truth, if I love you)

明明瑕疵多似亂麻（那細節不管也罷）

Clearly flawed like tangled threads, let the details go

（也罷）不看（也罷）不聽

(So be it) Don’t look, (so be it) Don’t listen

何事你會肯這麼徹底放下（願意受受苦因記著你舊時）

What would make you fully let go? (Willing to suffer, remembering the old times)

仁慈地再讓我一馬（極甜蜜剎那）

Mercifully let me have a chance again (Sweetest moment)

先變笨吧 換我忍忍得到嗎

Start being stupid, can I endure and wait?

其實曾內心掙扎嗎（就當贈你的禮物吧）

Did you ever struggle internally? (Just give this gift to you)

罪案不去調查 亦想聽你講一下

No investigation into crimes, I want to hear you talk

差些想放棄吧 為何未放手

Almost wanted to give up, why haven't I let go

差一些不要你吧 為何又再忍

A little more, don't need you, why do I keep holding on

是未服輸的個性吧

It's the stubborn personality, isn’t it?

才能夜夜將好記憶放大來彌補眼下（替你將種種缺點浪漫化）

Able to enlarge happy memories every night to compensate for now (romanticizing your flaws)

早知道誰也有很多不美好（十分想將惡習全部也制限住）

I knew early on everyone has many imperfections (Really want to curb all bad habits)

只需要還有美好那面蒙住（但始終本性未能抑壓一次）

Only need to hide the good side (but I can't always suppress my true nature)

要是病態漸露出請記住漂亮時（還是我也想 偷偷靠此証實）

If pathological traits appear, remember when I looked beautiful (Still, I want to secretly confirm this)

頑皮極你亦會寬恕（或懷念某次）

If you are playfully naughty, I will forgive you (Or miss some moments)

盼你能明白

Hope you can understand

用這詭計也有一點羞恥（誰人用愛煉藥將你治癒）

Using these tricks, there's a bit of shame too (Who uses love as medicine to heal you)

要愛我有陣時（不捨得不寬恕）

Sometimes you love me (Hard to forgive and not miss)

不易

It's not easy

早知道原理吧 因此我也沒驚訝

Knowing the principle early, so I wasn't surprised

找快樂先修課程是要接受最差

To find happiness first, you must accept the worst

登天國拿勝利也一秒吧

Climb to heaven and win in a second

不過謫仙之路遙遠又可怕

But the path to immortality is distant and terrifying

我共你關係如等大石開花

My relationship with you is like a massive stone blooming

美好一剎 可殺死我吧

A beautiful moment, kill me if you want

因此不捨這滿場 頹垣敗瓦

Thus, I can't bear to see these ruins and broken tiles

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
放棄 (fàngqì) /fɑŋ˥ t͡ɕʰi˥˩/ B1	verb - to abandon, to give up
忍 (rěn) /ʐən˨˩˦/ B1	verb - to endure, to tolerate
虧欠 (kuīqiàn) /kʰuei̯˥ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn˥˩/ B2	verb - to owe (someone); to be in debt to
犯罪 (fànzuì) /fɑn˥˩ t͡suei̯˥˩/ B2	verb - to commit a crime
藉口 (jièkǒu) /t͡ɕi̯ɛ˥˩ kʰou̯˨˩˦/ B1	noun - excuse, pretext
後悔 (hòuhuǐ) /xou̯˥˩ xuei̯˨˩˦/ B1	verb - to regret, to repent
瑕疵 (xiácī) /ɕi̯a˧˥ t͡sʰɿ/ C1	noun - flaw, defect
亂麻 (luànmá) /lu̯an˥˩ ma˧˥/ C1	noun - tangled hemp; a mess; chaotic state
掩蓋 (yǎngài) /i̯ɛn˨˩˦ kai̯˥˩/ B2	verb - to cover up, to conceal
景仰 (jǐngyǎng) /t͡ɕiŋ˨˩˦ i̯ɑŋ˨˩˦/ C1	verb - to admire, to look up to
感激 (gǎnjī) /kɑn˨˩˦ t͡ɕi/ B1	adjective - grateful, thankful
容許 (róngxǔ) /ʐʊŋ˧˥ ɕy˨˩˦/ B2	verb - to allow, to permit
揭穿 (jiēchuān) /t͡ɕi̯ɛ˥ t͡ʂʰu̯an/ C1	verb - to expose, to reveal
卑下 (bēixià) /pei̯˥ ɕi̯a˥˩/ C2	adjective - humble, abject, servile
忍耐 (rěnnài) /ʐən˨˩˦ nai̯˥˩/ B2	verb - to exercise patience; to restrain oneself
人性 (rénxìng) /ʐən˧˥ ɕiŋ˥˩/ B2	noun - human nature
守 (shǒu) /ʃɤʊ̯˨˩˦/ A2	verb - to defend, to guard
感化 (gǎnhuà) /kɑn˨˩˦ xu̯a˥˩/ C1	verb - to influence (for the better); to reform

Grammar:

• 差些想放棄吧 為何未放手

  ➔ Use of the auxiliary verb "想" (xiǎng) with a verb to express desire or intention.

  ➔ "想" (xiǎng) is a verb that indicates thinking, wanting, or intending to do something.

• 為何又再忍

  ➔ Use of the adverb "再" (zài) to indicate repetition or doing something again.

  ➔ "再" (zài) is an adverb used to specify that an action is repeated or done again.

• 明明瑕疵多似亂麻

  ➔ Use of the word "多" (duō) to indicate abundance or many.

  ➔ "多" (duō) means 'many' or 'much', describing an abundance of something.

• 或是感化嗎 （還是欺壓嗎）

  ➔ Use of the sentence structure "或是...嗎" to pose a rhetorical or alternative question.

  ➔ "或是...嗎" (huò shì... ma) is a rhetorical question structure used to suggest or contrast two possibilities.

• 情人間 能容許小秘密嗎

  ➔ Use of the modal "能" (néng) to express ability or permission.

  ➔ "能" (néng) is a modal verb that indicates whether someone can do something or has permission to do so.

• 才能夜夜將好記憶放大來彌補眼下

  ➔ Use of the phrase "才能...來" to indicate a means or method to achieve something.

  ➔ "才能" (cáinéng) means 'only then' or 'only if' and introduces the means to achieve a goal.