碌卡 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅
• Album: ...3mm

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the playful side of Cantonese with Eason Chan's “碌卡”! This song is a fantastic way to learn colloquial phrases and cultural nuances of Hong Kong. Its catchy, retro funk beat makes it easy to sing along, helping you to pick up the rhythm and tones of the language. Beyond the fun, you'll learn about the interesting concept of 'social debt,' offering a unique window into contemporary Hong Kong culture. It's a special song that's both a language lesson and a cultural commentary wrapped in a fun, danceable package.

[English]

Cherish relatives, old friends, and classmates

Going all out, trying every trick to entertain

Drinking till drunk together, watching screens

Chatting, rambling, stuttering, I tell you

How do you measure closeness, truth, and falsehood between us

Offer face, lend support, help out, keep promises

Stock trading, mortgage, this cold world

Reach out, palm open, I blink, need your help

Everyone in debt, casually owing great favors

Laughing and fooling around, how joyful to spend credit

Holding a deck of cards, light shines through friendship

Credit card debt, hold on to your biggest hopes

Credit card, don’t sweat even if it’s awkward

Credit card, in a few days I’ll pay back

Once paid off, still old friends and ghostly figures

Credit card (no guilt), hold on to your biggest hopes

Credit card (no self-blame), don’t sweat even if it’s awkward

Credit card (zero interest), in a few days I’ll pay back

Once paid off, it’s still you, my best friend—credit card debt

...

Wedding banquet, gifts of valuables from me

Opening ceremony, ribbons cut, introducing big shots

Promotion, raise, teaching me, dateable beauties

Need help urgently, can give money or even oneself

Everyone in debt, casually owing great favors

Laughing and fooling around, how joyful to spend credit

Holding a deck of cards, light shines through friendship

Credit card (no guilt), hold on to your biggest hopes

Credit card (no self-blame), don’t sweat even if it’s awkward

Credit card (zero interest), in a few days I’ll pay back

Once paid off, still you, my best friend—credit card debt

Credit card, card, card, card, card

A mountain of debt, no harm, keep going

Everyone in debt, casually owing great favors

Laughing and fooling around, how joyful to spend credit

Holding a deck of cards, light shines through friendship

Credit card (no guilt), hold on to your biggest hopes

Credit card (no self-blame), don’t sweat even if it’s awkward

Credit card (zero interest), in a few days I’ll pay back

Once paid off, still old friends and ghostly figures

Stuck in a rut, hold on to your biggest hopes

Cards, don’t be awkward, don’t sweat

Credit in a few days, I’ll really pay back

Once done, you’ll see me still cranking away at credit

...

[Chinese]

珍惜 親戚 老友 與舊同學

即管 千方 百計 策動娛樂

彼此 飲飽 吃醉 看著螢幕

東拉 西扯 口吃的我跟你講

親疏 真假 你我 哪樣量度

賞面 撐腰 接濟 兌現承諾

炒股 供樓 世界 過份涼薄

伸出 手板 眨眼的我想你幫

人人負債 輕輕鬆鬆的欠下人情巨債

嘻嘻哈哈花光信用何其愉快

位位手執一副牌 靠友誼之光放大

碌卡 要抱住 最大期望

碌卡 尷尬亦 切忌流汗

碌卡 過兩日 我就還

還完又係老友鬼鬼

碌卡 (無內疚) 要抱住 最大期望

碌卡 (無自責) 尷尬亦 切忌流汗

碌卡 (零利率) 過兩日 我就還

還完又係你個死黨 碌卡

新婚 擺酒 送我 貴重財物

開張 剪綵 替我 叫大人物

升職 加薪 教我 約會尤物

急需 幫手 可獻金也可獻身

人人負債 輕輕鬆鬆的欠下人情巨債

嘻嘻哈哈花光信用何其愉快

位位手執一副牌 靠友誼之光放大

碌卡 (無內疚) 要抱住 最大期望

碌卡 (無自責) 尷尬亦 切忌流汗

碌卡 (零利率) 過兩日 我就還

還完又係你個死黨 碌卡

碌卡 卡 卡 卡 卡

一身 卡數 無壞 繼續

人人負債 輕輕鬆鬆的欠下人情巨債

嘻嘻哈哈花光信用何其愉快

位位手執一副牌 靠友誼之光放大

碌卡 (無內疚) 要抱住 最大期望

碌卡 (無自責) 尷尬亦 切忌流汗

碌卡 (零利率) 過兩日 我就還

還完又係老友鬼鬼

碌碌 要抱住 最大期望

卡卡 尷尬亦 切忌流汗

卡碌 過兩日 我實還

還完咪又見我猛咁碌

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
珍惜 /zhēn xī/ B2	verb - to cherish, to treasure
老友 /lǎo yǒu/ A2	noun - old friend
娛樂 /yú lè/ B1	noun - entertainment
飲 /yǐn/ A1	verb - to drink
吃 /chī/ A1	verb - to eat
真假 /zhēn jiǎ/ B1	adjective - true or false, authenticity
賞面 /shǎng miàn/ B2	verb - to do someone the honor (of attending)
撐腰 /chēng yāo/ B2	verb - to support, to back up
世界 /shì jiè/ A1	noun - world
涼薄 /liáng bó/ C1	adjective - cold and unfeeling, callous
負債 /fù zhài/ B2	noun - debt, liability
信用 /xìn yòng/ B1	noun - credit, trustworthiness
愉快 /yú kuài/ B1	adjective - happy, joyful
友誼 /yǒu yì/ B1	noun - friendship
期望 /qí wàng/ B2	noun - expectation, hope
尷尬 /gān gà/ B2	adjective - awkward, embarrassed
流汗 /liú hàn/ A2	verb - to sweat
還 /huán/ A2	verb - to return, to repay
擺酒 /bǎi jiǔ/ B2	verb - to hold a banquet, to give a wedding feast
貴重 /guì zhòng/ B1	adjective - valuable, precious