夜曲 Nocturne

• By: 周杰倫 Jay Chou

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜曲 (yèqǔ) /jɛ̂ t͡ɕʰỳ/ B2	noun - nocturne
螞蟻 (mǎyǐ) /mà ì/ A1	noun - ant
腐肉 (fǔròu) /fù rôu/ B2	noun - carrion, rotten meat
孤獨 (gūdú) /gū dú/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
風景 (fēngjǐng) /fə́ŋ t͡ɕìŋ/ A2	noun - scenery, landscape
鴿子 (gēzi) /kɤ́ t͡sz̩/ A2	noun - pigeon, dove
和平 (hépíng) /xɤ̌ pʰǐŋ/ A2	noun - peace
廣場 (guǎngchǎng) /kwàŋ t͡ʂʰàŋ/ B1	noun - square, plaza
禿鷹 (tūyīng) /tʰú íŋ/ B2	noun - vulture
掠奪 (lüèduó) /ly̯ê twǒ/ C1	verb - to plunder, to rob
烏雲 (wūyún) /ū y̌n/ B1	noun - dark cloud
葬禮 (zànglǐ) /tsâŋ lì/ B1	noun - funeral
回音 (huíyīn) /xwěi ín/ B1	noun - echo, reverberation
凋零 (diāolíng) /tjáo lǐŋ/ C1	verb - to wither, to decline
烏鴉 (wūyā) /ū jā/ A2	noun - crow, raven
詭異 (guǐyì) /kwèi î/ C1	adjective - weird, strange, uncanny
溫暖 (wēnnuǎn) /wə́n nwàn/ A2	adjective - warm
霧氣 (wùqì) /wû t͡ɕʰî/ B1	noun - fog, mist
墓地 (mùdì) /mû tî/ B1	noun - cemetery, graveyard
心碎 (xīnsuì) /ɕín swêi/ B2	noun - heartbreak
埋葬 (máizàng) /mǎi tsâŋ/ B2	verb - to bury
幽冥 (yōumíng) /jóu mǐŋ/ C1	noun - netherworld, underworld
月光 (yuèguāng) /y̯œ̂ kwáŋ/ A2	noun - moonlight
懷念 (huáiniàn) /xwǎi njân/ B2	verb - to cherish the memory of, to miss
鮮紅 (xiānhóng) /ɕjɛ́n xʊ̌ŋ/ B1	adjective - bright red, scarlet
唇印 (chúnyìn) /ʈʂʰwə̌n în/ B2	noun - lip print, kiss mark
蜻蜓 (qīngtíng) /t͡ɕʰíŋ tʰǐŋ/ A2	noun - dragonfly
森林 (sēnlín) /sə́n lǐn/ A2	noun - forest
青苔 (qīngtái) /t͡ɕʰíŋ tʰái/ B1	noun - moss
屋頂 (wūdǐng) /ú tìŋ/ A2	noun - roof
枯井 (kūjǐng) /kʰū t͡ɕìŋ/ B2	noun - dry well
淒美 (qīměi) /t͡ɕʰí mɛ̀i/ C1	adjective - tragically beautiful, poignant
後悔莫及 (hòuhuǐ mòjí) /xôu xwèi mô t͡ɕí/ C2	idiom - too late for regrets, to regret bitterly

Grammar:

• 被腐肉所吸引

  ➔ Passive voice with "被"

  ➔ The grammar structure "被…所…" indicates passive voice. Here, "被腐肉所吸引" means "attracted by the carrion". "被" introduces the agent of the action, and "所" emphasizes the action.

• 還有什麼事好關心

  ➔ "還有...好..." structure (what else is worth doing)

  ➔ The structure "還有什麼事好關心" means "What else is worth caring about?". "好" indicates that the action is worth doing.

• 我用漂亮的押韻 形容被掠奪一空的愛情

  ➔ Using "用" to describe the means of doing something.

  ➔ "我用漂亮的押韻" indicates the method used: "I use beautiful rhymes". "用" means "to use". The phrase "被掠奪一空的愛情" uses passive voice, describing the love being completely plundered.

• 想溫暖你 日漸冰冷的回憶

  ➔ Adjective as verb

  ➔ The sentence "想溫暖你 日漸冰冷的回憶" uses "溫暖" (warm) as a verb, meaning "to warm". It expresses the intention to warm the increasingly cold memories.

• 老去後還愛你

  ➔ "後" (hou) indicating after a state or action.

  ➔ "老去後還愛你" means "Even after growing old, I will still love you". "後" indicates "after" the state of growing old.

• 紀念我死去的愛情

  ➔ Verb + "的" + Noun (modifying noun)

  ➔ "死去的愛情" (sǐqù de àiqíng) - "dead love". "死去的" modifies "愛情", meaning "the love that has died".

• 我給的思念很小心

  ➔ S-V-O with adjectival complement to object. Giving is done carefully.

  ➔ "我給的思念很小心" means "The longing I give is very careful". "小心" (xiǎoxīn) is an adjective modifying "思念" (sīniàn), the object of the verb "給" (gěi).

• 對你心跳的感應 還是如此溫熱親近

  ➔ The use of "如此" (rúcǐ) to mean "so", "like this" or "such".

  ➔ The phrase "如此溫熱親近" uses "如此" to emphasize the degree of warmth and closeness. "如此" here means "so" or "this much".