最好的債 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 楊千嬅

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

自上次離去那一天

Since the day we parted

確實有太多機會可碰見

There were indeed many chances to meet

很可惜彼此也是太絕

It's a pity we were both too absolute

沒有心軟

Without softening

一想到以前

Thinking back to the past

下著雪 還會 有些暖

Even with snow, there would still be some warmth

但共你也天生擅於冷戰

But you and I are naturally good at cold wars

如固執會變 何日先會變

If stubbornness can change, when will it change?

好一對狂野角色

Such a pair of wild characters

誰馴服對方先 從前問過千遍

Who will tame the other first? I've asked thousands of times before

然而從沒誰 讓過一線

But no one ever yielded an inch

難道這惡鬥 最尾 人人都輸 人人敗給鐘點

Could it be that in this fight, everyone loses? Everyone loses to time

誰這樣強大

Whoever is so strong

一樣難匹敵 光陰那樣快

Still can't match the speed of time

傲慢被分解 怒火變靜態

Arrogance is broken down, anger turns to stillness

愛撒野的小孩 被教得很乖

The playful child is taught to be good

何必論成敗

Why bother arguing about success or failure?

懶去再結算 彼此欠的債

Too lazy to settle the debts we owe each other

就算溫馨歲月 得一枝火柴

Even if the warm years only have a matchstick

也算與你 相識於天涯

It's still considered meeting you at the ends of the earth

誰要計較 那點失態

Who cares about that bit of losing composure?

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但大了 仍有這好處

But growing up still has its advantages

就是你 再不執著 小錯處

That is, you no longer dwell on small mistakes

如有空介意 其實只介意

If there's time to mind, actually only mind

怎麽我們會到此

How we ended up here

曾陪伴似天使 曾懷著過好意

Once accompanied like angels, once had good intentions

誰來原諒誰 別太關注

Who should forgive whom? Don't pay too much attention

其實愛侶與摯友 無贏跟輸

Actually, there's no winning or losing between lovers and close friends

能明白 最後 仍不算是遲

Being able to understand in the end is still not too late

誰這樣強大

Whoever is so strong

一樣難匹敵 光陰那樣快

Still can't match the speed of time

傲慢被分解 怒火變靜態

Arrogance is broken down, anger turns to stillness

愛撒野的小孩 被教得很乖

The playful child is taught to be good

何必論成敗

Why bother arguing about success or failure?

懶去再結算 彼此欠的債

Too lazy to settle the debts we owe each other

就算溫馨歲月 得一枝火柴

Even if the warm years only have a matchstick

也算與你 一起越過些界

It's still considered crossing some boundaries with you

我 恨你恨到 比宇宙更大

I hate you more than the universe

被年月 壓縮到最小 紙碎一塊

Compressed by the years to the smallest piece of paper

隨風散落 鬧市中

Scattered in the wind, in the city

鋪滿在 路過的街

Spread on the streets that pass by

我決定不帶

I decided not to take it with me

誰這樣強大

Whoever is so strong

都突然熄滅 走得那樣快

Suddenly goes out, leaving so quickly

學習著珍惜 命中每段債

Learning to cherish every debt in life

最好勝的小孩 也被我 擁入懷

The most competitive child is also embraced by me

誰好或誰壞

Who is good or who is bad?

一萬年以後 已不需要分解

Ten thousand years later, there's no need to break it down anymore

我只盼 今生可釋懷

I only hope to be relieved in this life

記掛與你 分享的天涯

Missing the ends of the earth shared with you

和你結過 那些黨派

And the factions we formed together

你是最好那段債

You are the best debt

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
離去 (líqù) /li2 qu4/ B2	verb - to leave, to depart
機會 (jīhuì) /dʒiːˈhweɪ/ A2	noun - opportunity, chance
心軟 (xīnruǎn) /ɕin˥ ru̯an˨˩˦/ B2	adjective - soft-hearted, tender-hearted
雪 (xuě) /ɕɥœ˨˩˦/ A1	noun - snow
暖 (nuǎn) /nwan˨˩˦/ A2	adjective - warm
冷戰 (lěngzhàn) /ləŋ˨˩˦ ʈ͡ʂan˥˩/ B2	noun - cold war
固執 (gùzhí) /ku˥˩ ʈʂʅ˧˥/ B2	adjective - stubborn, obstinate
狂野 (kuángyě) /kʰwaŋ˧˥ jɛ˨˩˦/ C1	adjective - wild, untamed
馴服 (xúnfú) /ɕɥn˧˥ fu˧˥/ C1	verb - to tame, to domesticate
惡鬥 (èdòu) /ɤ˥˩ toʊ̯˥˩/ C1	noun - fierce fight, bitter struggle
強大 (qiángdà) /t͡ɕʰjɑŋ˧˥ ta˥˩/ B2	adjective - powerful, strong
光陰 (guāngyīn) /kwaŋ˥˥ in/ B2	noun - time, lapse of time
傲慢 (àomàn) /aʊ̯˥˩ man˥˩/ C1	adjective - arrogant, haughty
怒火 (nùhuǒ) /nu˥˩ xwo˨˩˦/ B2	noun - rage, fury
靜態 (jìngtài) /t͡ɕiŋ˥˩ tʰaɪ̯˥˩/ B2	adjective - static
撒野 (sāyě) /sa˥ jɛ˨˩˦/ C1	verb - to run wild, to act willfully
歲月 (suìyuè) /sweɪ̯˥˩ y̯ɛ˥˩/ B1	noun - years, time, days
溫馨 (wēnxīn) /wən˥ ɕɪn/ B1	adjective - warm, heartwarming
結算 (jiésuàn) /t͡ɕjɛ˧˥ swɑn˥˩/ B2	verb - to settle accounts, to calculate
釋懷 (shìhuái) /ʂɻ̩˥˩ xwaɪ̯˧˥/ C1	verb - to let go, to reconcile oneself (with something)
珍惜 (zhēnxī) /ʈ͡ʂən˥ ɕi/ B1	verb - to cherish, to treasure

Key Grammar Structures

• 誰馴服對方先

  ➔ Using the particle '先' to indicate 'doing something first' or 'prior to' someone else.

  ➔ '先' (xiān) is a Chinese character used to denote 'first' or 'before' in sequence or priority.

• 懶去再結算 彼此欠的債

  ➔ Using '再' before a verb to indicate 'again' or 'repeatedly'.

  ➔ '再' (zài) is a Chinese adverb used to denote repetition or doing something again.

• 誰這樣強大

  ➔ Using '這樣' to mean 'such a way' or 'like that'.

  ➔ '這樣' (zhèyàng) is a Chinese phrase meaning 'in this way' or 'like this'.

• 就算溫馨歲月 得一枝火柴

  ➔ Using '就算' to mean 'even if' or 'even when', expressing concession.

  ➔ '就算' (jiùsuàn) is a Chinese conjunction used to introduce a concessive clause meaning 'even if' or 'even when'.

• 曾懷著過好意

  ➔ Using '曾' to express 'once' or 'former' in past tense or experience.

  ➔ '曾' (céng) is a Chinese adverb used before a verb to indicate an event or state that occurred in the past.