你不是好情人 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Twins

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive storytelling of Cantopop with Twins' "你不是好情人." This song offers a great opportunity to learn expressive vocabulary related to love and heartbreak in Cantonese. Its clear enunciation and poignant lyrics about a one-sided love affair make it a compelling piece for language learners to connect with the emotional depth of the language.

[English]

I know you want to leave

Because my love isn't enough

Knowing you feel

Once you're tired, with a thousand excuses

I heard you say my sister

Overdoing it is the end of love

This kind of love is hard to accept

I know it's out of power

Because you're always so unpredictable

Clearly, I believe in love after

It’s bigger than the sky

Who knew you’re careless in checking yourself

I sell my smiles as if I’ve sold my art

Forgiveness is futile, I’m too foolish

You loved me for days without saying goodbye

Hating you, this lover’s not a good lover

You casually flirt around

Now you surprise me

Kissing you passionately, shamelessly sexy

My ideal lover, truly fine

I wrongly believed sincerity could change fate

I’m just too stupid

Unable to resist your fierce kisses

No more tears left

Loving isn’t wrong, it’s right

Knowing how long this love will last

But I’ll never marry

Heard you love your career the most

Now, with someone, but really just playing

Sometimes tired of playing, I chase after new toys

Hating you, this lover’s not a good lover

You flirt around casually

Now you surprise me

Kissing you passionately, shamelessly sexy

My ideal lover, truly fine

I wrongly believed sincerity could change fate

Just being kissed fiercely

Lovers also change their minds

What I got, I haven’t fully had

Leading me to believe wandering in the floral city has no fragrance

Hating you, this lover’s not a good lover

You flirt around casually

Now you surprise me

Kissing you passionately, shamelessly sexy

My ideal lover, truly fine

I wrongly believed sincerity could change fate

Just being kissed fiercely

Lovers also change their minds

What I got, I haven’t fully had

Leading me to believe wandering in the floral city has no fragrance

I cry and sip my vinegar

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[Chinese]

我知你想走

因爱得我未够

明知你觉得

玩厌时候万样借口

曾听你说我姊妹

过分卖力便是爱尽头

这种爱没法接受

我知没了电

因你一向善变

明显我信得到爱情后

便大过天

谁知你懒去检点

我像卖艺卖尽我笑脸

原谅也徒然我太犯贱

你未道别便爱多天

痛恨你这情人非好情人

你闲来出手勾引

如今教我惊震

被你热吻是狂卖性感

梦中情人极好品

我误信我靠真心改变缘份

我也真太笨

无能为力也苦吻

已经没眼泪

恋爱非错便对

明知与你相恋多长命

亦未会娶

曾听说你那颗心爱定事业

现在有着谁其实当玩具

偶尔玩累再遇玩具便会想追

痛恨你这情人非好情人

你闲来出手勾引

如今教我惊震

被你热吻是狂卖性感

梦中情人极好品

我误信我靠真心改变缘份

就是被狂吻

情人同样变心

我让我得到却未到

令我更相信漫游花都无芳草

痛恨你这情人非好情人

你闲来出手勾引

如今教我惊震

被你热吻是狂卖性感

梦中情人极好品

我误信我靠真心改变缘份

就是被狂吻

情人同样变心

我让我得到却未到

令我更相信漫游花都无芳草

我哭泣喝著醋

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
走 (zǒu) /tsou̯/ A1	verb - to walk, to go
爱 (ài) /aɪ̯/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
情人 (qíng rén) /t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˥ ʐən˧˥/ A2	noun - lover
厌 (yàn) /jɛn/ B1	verb - to loathe, to be tired of
借口 (jiè kǒu) /t͡ɕjɛ˥˩ kʰoʊ̯/ B1	noun - excuse verb - to use as an excuse
姊妹 (zi mei) /tsi mei/ A1	noun - sisters
爱尽头 (ài jìn tóu) /aɪ̯ t͡ɕin tou/ B2	noun - end of love
善变 (shàn biàn) /ʂan˥˩ pjɛn/ B2	adjective - fickle, capricious
懒 (lǎn) /lan/ A2	adjective - lazy
检点 (jiǎn diǎn) /t͡ɕjɛn ti̯ɛn/ B2	verb - to restrain oneself, to mind one's behavior
卖艺 (mài yì) /mai̯ i/ B2	verb - to perform (for money)
徒然 (tú rán) /thu zan/ C1	adjective - in vain, futile
犯贱 (fàn jiàn) /fan t͡ɕjɛn/ C1	verb - to act cheap or self-demeaning
痛恨 (tòng hèn) /thʊŋ hən/ B2	verb - to bitterly hate
勾引 (gōu yǐn) /kou̯ in/ B2	verb - to seduce, to tempt
惊震 (jīng zhèn) /t͡ɕiŋ ʈ͡ʂən/ B2	verb - shocked
热吻 (rè wěn) /ʐə wən/ B1	noun - passionate kiss
性感 (xìng gǎn) /ɕiŋ kan/ B1	adjective - sexy
改变 (gǎi biàn) /kaɪ pi̯ɛn/ A2	verb - to change, alter
缘份 (yuán fèn) /ɥan fən/ B1	noun - fate, destiny
笨 (bèn) /bən/ A2	adjective - stupid

Key Grammar Structures

• 我知你想走

  ➔ Use of the verb 知 (know) + object + 你想走 (you want to leave) to express knowledge of someone's intention.

  ➔ The sentence demonstrates the use of 知 (know) + object + action to indicate awareness of someone's plans or feelings.

• 因爱得我未够

  ➔ Use of 因 (because) + verb + 得 to express the degree or extent of an action or feeling.

  ➔ This structure indicates the degree to which an action has or has not been achieved or felt, often reflecting emotional intensity.

• 过分卖力便是爱尽头

  ➔ Use of 便 (then/just) with 是 to form a conclusion or emphasis based on previous statement.

  ➔ This pattern links a cause or condition to a conclusion or statement, emphasizing the logical connection.

• 我误信我靠真心改变缘份

  ➔ Use of 误信 (misbelieve) + clause to express misunderstanding or false belief.

  ➔ This structure expresses a mistaken or false belief the speaker held about a situation or their feelings.

• 我让得到却未到

  ➔ Use of 让 (let/allow) + object + 得到 (obtain) + 却未到 (but not yet reached) to describe a fulfilled action that is incomplete.

  ➔ This pattern expresses the idea of enabling or causing something to be obtained or achieved, but with an indication that the process is not fully complete.

• 我哭泣喝著醋

  ➔ Use of 喝著 (drinking casually/continuously) to describe ongoing action, combined with 哭泣 (crying), indicating an continuous emotional state.

  ➔ This construction indicates an ongoing action or emotional state, emphasizing the continuous nature of the activity.