最佳損友 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of Cantonese through Eason Chan's poignant ballad, 'Best Injury Friends'. Delve into themes of friendship, loss, and acceptance while learning how language can express complex emotions. Discover unique Cantonese expressions and cultural insights embedded within the song's heartfelt lyrics.

[English]

Friend, I treat you as a friend for just a second

Friend, I treat you as a lifelong friend

Strange, the past is no longer worth looking back on

Reminiscing, there's still always something there

Friend, you've tried to rescue me

Friend, you've tried to criticize me

Unable, to connect heart-to-heart with you anymore

After all, it's rare to have had the best buddy

In the past, sharing drinks and talking all night, endless conversations

I’ve had my moments of relief—have you?

Many things I can only give to you in this lifetime, kept forever

How could others understand so clearly

Honestly stepping into my universe

Even if we were close enough to have a crack

Fate has decided that we can't gather again

But the past—so thick with memories

Ask me if I’ve truly ever had it—that I haven't

The excuses I've been hiding behind aren’t big grudges

Why can old friends, at the end, never become lifelong buddies?

I don’t know if you're foe or friend, can't see through anymore

Dragged along by life’s flow

Next year, the stranger will be someone who was once the closest

...

On the day of life and death, such bonds are rare

By the time you betrayed us, I felt it wasn’t enough

How I wish we could spend one day not blaming each other, just drink again

Waiting for the grapes to ripen full and sweet

But within destiny, every encounter

Brings us to a certain crossroad

Friend or foe, none of us are free

Our positions have changed, each with new teammates

Ask me if I’ve truly ever had it—that I haven't

The excuses I hide behind aren’t big grudges

Why can old friends, at the end, never become lifelong buddies?

I don’t know if you still miss this old friend

Or if I’ve already come to terms with it

Next year, the stranger will be someone who was once the closest

Who knew that after breaking up, we each have our own paths to follow

Strange how accepting it, that we each have our own ways to go

But no one like you makes me shed tears behind my back

Serious enough to be like lovers, talking about breaking up

Have I really had it—that I haven't?

The excuses I hide behind aren’t big grudges

Why can old friends, at the end, never become lifelong buddies?

I wonder if you still miss this old friend

Or if I’ve already figured it out myself

Next year, the stranger will be someone who was once the closest

Better than the day I never met someone like you

...

[Chinese]

朋友 我當你一秒朋友

朋友 我當你一世朋友

奇怪 過去再不堪回首

懷緬 時時其實還有

朋友 你試過將我營救

朋友 你試過把我批鬥

無法 再與你交心聯手

畢竟 難得 有過最佳損友

從前共你 促膝把酒 傾通宵都不夠

我有痛快過 你有沒有

很多東西今生只可給你 保守至到永久

別人如何明白透

實實在在 踏入過我宇宙

即使相處到 有個裂口

命運決定了 以後再沒法聚頭

但說過去 卻那樣厚

問我有沒有 確實也沒有

一直躲避的藉口 非甚麼大仇

為何舊知己 在最後 變不到老友

不知你是我敵友 已沒法望透

被推著走 跟著生活流

來年陌生的 是昨日最親的某某

生死之交當天不知罕有

到你變節了 至覺未夠

多想一天 彼此都不追究 相邀再次喝酒

待 葡萄成熟透

但是命運入面 每個邂逅

一起走到了 某個路口

是敵與是友 各自也沒有自由

位置變了 各有隊友

問我有沒有 確實也沒有

一直躲避的藉口 非甚麼大仇

為何舊知己 在最後 變不到老友

不知你是我敵友 已沒法望透

被推著走 跟著生活流

來年陌生的 是昨日最親的某某

早知解散後 各自有 際遇作導遊

奇就奇在 接受了 各自有路走

卻沒人像你 讓我 眼淚背著流

嚴重似情侶 講分手

有沒有 確實也沒有

一直躲避的藉口 非甚麼大仇

為何舊知己 在最後 變不到老友

不知你又有沒有 掛念這舊友

或者自己 早就想通透

來年陌生的 是昨日 最親的某某

總好於 那日我 沒有 沒有 遇過 某某

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
朋友 /pʰəŋ jəʊ/ A1	noun - friend
奇怪 /kʰiː kwɐi/ A2	adjective - strange; odd
懷緬 /wai maiŋ/ C1	verb - to reminisce; to recall fondly
營救 /jɪŋ kau/ B2	verb - to rescue
批鬥 /pʰɐi tɐu/ C2	verb - to denounce; to criticize severely (often in a political context)
交心 /kau sɐm/ B2	verb - to confide in; to have a heart-to-heart talk
聯手 /lin sɐu/ B2	verb - to join hands; to collaborate
最佳 /tsɵiː kɐːi/ B1	adjective - best; optimal
損友 /sɵn jəʊ/ C1	noun - a frenemy; a friend who is also somewhat of an enemy
促膝 /tsʰʊk sɪk/ C2	verb - to sit knee to knee; to have an intimate conversation
痛快 /tʰʊŋ kwɐi/ B2	adjective - delighted; joyful
保守 /pou sɐu/ B2	verb - to keep; to maintain; to safeguard
永久 /jɪŋ kɐu/ B1	noun - eternity adjective - eternal
裂口 /lɪt hɐu/ B2	noun - a crack; a fissure
躲避 /tɔː pɐi/ B1	verb - to avoid; to evade
知己 /tsɪ kiː/ B2	noun - intimate friend; confidant
陌生 /mæk sɐŋ/ A2	adjective - strange; unfamiliar
罕有 /haan jɐu/ B2	adjective - rare; uncommon
變節 /pin tsit/ C1	verb - to defect; to change allegiance
葡萄 /pʰʊ tʰɔː/ A2	noun - grape

Key Grammar Structures

• 我當你一秒朋友

  ➔ 使用‘當’ (dāng) as a verb to mean 'to consider' or 'to regard as'

  ➔ ‘當’ indicates the act of considering or regarding someone as something.

• 奇怪 過去再不堪回首

  ➔ ‘再’ as an adverb indicating 'again' or 'anymore' in a negative context

  ➔ ‘再’ emphasizes that something will no longer happen or be considered in a certain way.

• 命運決定了 以後再沒法聚頭

  ➔ ‘決定了’ (juédìng le) is the past tense of ‘決定’ (to decide), indicating a completed action

  ➔ ‘決定了’ indicates that a decision has been completed, affecting future actions.

• 被推著走 跟著生活流

  ➔ ‘被推著走’ uses passive voice with ‘被’ to indicate being pushed or driven by others

  ➔ ‘被推著走’ indicates being passively moved or influenced by external forces or others.

• 總好於 那日我 沒有 沒有 遇過 某某

  ➔ ‘總好於’ as a comparative structure meaning 'better than' or 'still preferable to'

  ➔ ‘總好於’ expresses that something is preferable or better than the alternative.

• 而且 難得 有過最佳損友

  ➔ ‘而且’ as a conjunction meaning 'moreover' or 'furthermore'

  ➔ ‘而且’ adds additional information, emphasizing the point being made.