你瞞我瞞 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Jason Chan

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Cantonese through “你瞞我瞞” offers a deep dive into the poetic and subtle expressions of emotion in the language. Penned by the master lyricist Albert Leung (Lin Xi), the song is a study in conveying complex feelings of sadness and resignation through beautiful, nuanced phrasing. It’s a special song for learners because it captures a universally understood heartbreak, making the language's emotional depth accessible and profoundly moving.

[English]

Date like it's all for sharing to the fullest, savoring every bite

Any difficulties, yet you don't bring them up

If this is romance, I feel like it's almost breaking apart

You've cried, but your eyeshadow shines even more beautifully

Who am I, a lover? You are always just yourself

Quietly smiling, exchanging looks—crying is sadder than laughing

Even when happily frowning

Though holding you tight, we're still apart

Our arms, yet separated—me and you

Silent kisses invade my heart

Still, I’d rather hear you say you're exhausted

As if there's someone else in your heart besides me

You hide from me

And I hide from myself—fits so well

我亦 瞞住我 太合襯

This is love, so formal it scares me

Other than being busy lately, how much do I really know?

If I want to cry, why not just speak out?

Arguing and bickering beats

Crying silently, holding me

Silent kisses invade my heart

Still, I’d rather hear you say you're exhausted

As if there's someone else in your heart besides me

You hide from me

And I hide from myself—fits so well

What kind of love is this, so lonely?

Using your fingertips to entangle me, escaping with a hot kiss

Silent kisses invade my heart

Still, I’d rather hear you say you're exhausted

As if there's someone else in your heart besides me

You hide from me

And I hide from myself—fits so well

You hide from me

And I hide from myself—fits so well

...

[Chinese]

約會像是為 分享到飽肚滋味

有任何難題 卻不提起

這若是浪漫 我怎麼覺得就快分離

你哭過 但眼影閃得更艷美

我是誰情人 你始終也是你

微笑靜默互望 笑比哭更可悲

就算怎開心皺著眉

儘管緊緊抱得穩你

兩臂 卻分得開我共你

無言的親親親 侵襲我心

仍寧願親口講你累得很

如除我以外在你心

還多出一個人

你瞞住我

我亦 瞞住我 太合襯

這就是談情 客氣得嚇著我

除了近來繁忙 我所知有幾多

若要哭不哭訴為何

大家爭吵鬥嘴好過

勝過 笑不出聲抱著我

無言的親親親 侵襲我心

仍寧願親口講你累得很

如除我以外在你心

還多出一個人

你瞞住我

我亦 瞞住我 太合襯

這麼 寂寞的戀愛算甚麼

用你指尖纏我 用熱吻逃避我

無言的親親親 侵襲我心

仍寧願親口講你累得很

如除我以外在你心

還多出一個人

你瞞住我

我亦 瞞住我 太合襯

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
約會 /yuē huì/ A2	noun - date (as in a romantic meeting)
浪漫 /làng màn/ B1	adjective - romantic
哭 /kū/ A1	verb - to cry
微笑 /wēi xiào/ A2	verb - to smile
心 /xīn/ A1	noun - heart
親吻 /qīn wěn/ B1	verb - to kiss
累 /lèi/ A2	adjective - tired
分離 /fēn lí/ B2	verb - to separate
親口 /qīn kǒu/ B2	adverb - in person (to say something directly)
戀愛 /liàn ài/ B1	noun - romantic love
親 /qīn/ A2	verb - to kiss, to be close
合襯 /hé chèn/ B2	verb - to match, to fit well
爭吵 /zhēng chǎo/ B1	verb - to argue, to quarrel
熱吻 /rè wěn/ B2	noun - passionate kiss

Key Grammar Structures

• 你瞞我瞞

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase repeats the verb "瞞" (to hide/deceive) twice to intensify the feeling of concealment in the relationship.

• 約會像是為 分享到飽肚滋味

  ➔ Simile using "像是" (like/as if)

  ➔ The phrase uses "像是" to compare dating to sharing a full belly's flavor, emphasizing intimacy.

• 有任何難題 卻不提起

  ➔ Contrast using "卻不" (but not)

  ➔ The phrase shows a contrast between having difficulties and not bringing them up, using "卻不" to emphasize silence or avoidance.

• 勝過 笑不出聲抱著我

  ➔ Comparison using "勝過" (better than)

  ➔ The phrase uses "勝過" to compare silent smiling and laughing without sound, emphasizing the emotional pain of hiding feelings.

• 無言的親親親 侵襲我心

  ➔ Adjective + 的 to form a noun phrase

  ➔ The structure "無言的" (without words) plus noun "親親親" (kissing) creates a noun phrase describing silent kissing, emphasizing the intimate gesture.