瑕疵

By 麥浚龍

Lyrics - Practice Pronunciation
差些想放棄吧 為何未放手

You're more likely to give up.

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co1
se1
soeng2
fong3
hei3
baa6
wai6
ho6
mei6
fong3
sau2
差一些不要我吧 為何又再忍

Send some of them away, don't ask me.

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co1
jat1
se1
fau2
jiu3
ngo5
baa6
wai6
ho6
jau6
zoi3
jan5
並沒什麼虧欠我吧

And I have nothing to lose.

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bing6
mei6
zaap6
mo5
kwai1
him3
ngo5
baa6
為何犯罪作惡都找到藉口 作罷

Find an excuse for what you do and why you do what you do.

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wai6
ho6
faan6
zeoi6
zok3
ok3
dou1
zaau2
dou3
ze6
hau2
zok3
pei4
曾懷疑與後悔嗎

Have you ever doubted or regretted it?

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zang1
waai4
ji4
jyu6
hau6
fui3
maa5
差一些失去你吧 為何沒法改

It's a shame to lose you.

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co1
jat1
se1
sat1
heoi3
nei5
baa6
wai6
ho6
mei6
fat3
goi2
明明瑕疵多似亂麻

It's like a lot of junk.

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ming4
ming4
haa4
ci4
do1
ci5
lyun6
maa4
不去掩蓋一下

Don't cover it up.

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fau2
heoi3
jim2
koi3
jat1
haa6
其實你也很多景仰者愛你吧

And you're loved by many fans.

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kei4
sat6
nei5
jaa5
han2
do1
jing2
joeng5
ze2
oi3
nei5
baa6
很感激依然留下

I'm grateful to have stayed.

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han2
gam2
gik1
ji1
jin4
lau4
haa6
情人間 能容許小秘密嗎

Can a compassionate person allow small secrets?

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cing4
jan4
haan4
toi4
jung4
heoi2
siu2
bai3
mat6
maa5
應該揭穿但揭穿擔心更卑下

It should be exposed, but it's less worrying.

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jing3
goi1
kit3
cyun1
daan6
kit3
cyun1
daam3
sam1
gang3
bei1
haa6
情人間 能容許小錯處嗎

Can compassion tolerate small mistakes?

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cing4
jan4
haan4
toi4
jung4
heoi2
siu2
laap6
syu3
maa5
真的想過沒送花也沒情話

I really don't want to give flowers.

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zan1
dik1
soeng2
gwo3
mei6
sung3
waa6
jaa5
mei6
cing4
waa6
也算是愛情吧

It's also love.

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jaa5
syun3
si6
oi3
cing4
baa6
(但我不只有這點錯)

(But I'm not just wrong.)

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daan6
ngo5
fau2
zi2
jau6
ze5
dim2
laap6
嚴重多幾倍吧

It's a couple of times worse.

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jim4
zung6
do1
gei2
bui3
baa6
忍耐到底 光陰都不算白花

Patience is not a white flower.

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jan5
noi6
dou3
dik1
gwong1
jam3
dou1
fau2
syun3
baak6
waa6
(為何人性會這麼可怕)

(Sex is so horrible.)

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wai6
ho6
jan4
sing3
wui6
ze5
mo5
ho2
paa3
天就算灰 始終想守到月牙

Even the sky is ashes, and it's always trying to keep its teeth.

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tin1
zau6
syun3
fui1
ci2
zung1
soeng2
sau3
dou3
jyut6
ngaa4
(得寵的更惡吧)

(Woe to the beloved)

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dak1
cung2
dik1
gang3
ok3
baa6
這算愛嗎 或是感化嗎

Is that love or is that emotion?

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ze5
syun3
oi3
maa5
waak6
si6
gam2
faa3
maa5
讓到底無代價

It's not worth it.

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joeng6
dou3
dik1
mou4
doi6
gaai3
(這算愛嗎 還是欺壓嗎

(Is that love or oppression?

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ze5
syun3
oi3
maa5
waan4
si6
hei1
ngaat3
maa5
無餘地任我花)

I'm not going to be able to do it.

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mou4
jyu4
deng6
jam6
ngo5
waa6
差些想放棄吧 為何未放手

You're more likely to give up.

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co1
se1
soeng2
fong3
hei3
baa6
wai6
ho6
mei6
fong3
sau2
差一些不要我吧

Send some of them away.

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co1
jat1
se1
fau2
jiu3
ngo5
baa6
(真的不要再查 如若愛

(Don't look again if you like)

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zan1
dik1
fau2
jiu3
zoi3
zaa1
jyu4
joek6
oi3
不必將真相徹查)

(Laughter)

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fau2
bit1
zoeng3
zan1
soeng2
caak1
zaa1
為何又再忍

Why would I ever have to wait?

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wai6
ho6
jau6
zoi3
jan5
並沒什麼虧欠我吧

And I have nothing to lose.

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bing6
mei6
zaap6
mo5
kwai1
him3
ngo5
baa6
(能預計 會掃興的不要亂查)

(Don't look at the scans.)

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toi4
jyu2
gei3
wui6
sou3
jan6
dik1
fau2
jiu3
lyun6
zaa1
為何犯罪 都找藉口作罷

Find an excuse for your crime.

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wai6
ho6
faan6
zeoi6
dou1
zaau2
ze6
hau2
zok3
pei4
曾懷疑與後悔嗎

Have you ever doubted or regretted it?

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zang1
waai4
ji4
jyu6
hau6
fui3
maa5
(情人應將黑暗的夢幻化

(The lover should dream of the dark)

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cing4
jan4
jing3
zoeng3
hak1
am3
dik1
mung6
waan6
faa3
如誠實令人容怕)

(Laughter)

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jyu4
sing4
sat6
ling6
jan4
jung4
paa3
差一些失去你吧 為何沒法改

It's a shame to lose you.

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co1
jat1
se1
sat1
heoi3
nei5
baa6
wai6
ho6
mei6
fat3
goi2
明明瑕疵多似亂麻

It's like a lot of junk.

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ming4
ming4
haa4
ci4
do1
ci5
lyun6
maa4
(不忍將真相徹查 如若愛

(I can't wait to see the truth if I love it)

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fau2
jan5
zoeng3
zan1
soeng2
caak1
zaa1
jyu4
joek6
oi3
那細節不管也罷)

(Laughter)

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no6
sai3
zit3
fau2
gun2
jaa5
pei4
(也罷)不看(也罷)不聽

(Laughter) Don't see (Laughter) Don't hear (Laughter)

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jaa5
pei4
fau2
hon3
jaa5
pei4
fau2
teng1
何事你會肯這麼徹底放下

What would you be willing to put down so thoroughly?

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ho6
si6
nei5
wui6
hoi2
ze5
mo5
caak1
dik1
fong3
haa6
仁慈地再讓我一馬

Please give me one more horse.

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jan4
ci4
deng6
zoi3
joeng6
ngo5
jat1
maa5
(願意受受苦因記着你舊時

(I'd like to suffer for remembering your past.

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jyun6
ji3
sau6
sau6
fu2
jan1
gei3
jyu3
nei5
gau6
si4
極甜蜜剎那)

It's very sweet.

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gik6
tim4
mat6
saat3
no6
先變笨吧 換我忍忍得到嗎

Can you just change your mind and take me?

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sin3
bin3
ban6
baa6
wun6
ngo5
jan5
jan5
dak1
dou3
maa5
其實曾內心掙扎嗎

Did you really struggle?

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kei4
sat6
zang1
noi6
sam1
zaang1
zaap3
maa5
(就當贈你的禮物吧)

(Give it to me)

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zau6
dong3
zang6
nei5
dik1
lai5
mat6
baa6
罪案不去調查

No criminal investigation.

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zeoi6
on3
fau2
heoi3
tiu4
zaa1
亦想聽你講一下

I'd like to hear from you.

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jik6
soeng2
teng1
nei5
gong2
jat1
haa6
差些想放棄吧 為何未放手

You're more likely to give up.

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co1
se1
soeng2
fong3
hei3
baa6
wai6
ho6
mei6
fong3
sau2
差一些不要你吧 為何又再忍

Send some, not you. Why would you be so patient?

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co1
jat1
se1
fau2
jiu3
nei5
baa6
wai6
ho6
jau6
zoi3
jan5
是未服輸的個性吧

It's the unconquered personality.

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si6
mei6
fuk6
syu1
dik1
go3
sing3
baa6
才能夜夜 將好記憶放大來彌補眼下

And that's how you can make good memories bigger and brighter.

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coi4
toi4
je6
je6
zoeng3
hou3
gei3
jik1
fong3
taai3
loi6
nei4
bou2
ngaan5
haa6
(替你將 種種缺點浪漫化)

(For you, I romanticize the flaws.)

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tai3
nei5
zoeng3
zung3
zung3
kyut3
dim2
long4
maan4
faa3
早知道誰也有很多不美好

And I know that there are many other bad things.

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zou2
zi3
dou6
seoi4
jaa5
jau6
han2
do1
fau2
mei5
hou3
(十分想將惡習全部也制限住)

(I'm also very keen to limit all the bad habits.)

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sap6
fan6
soeng2
zoeng3
ok3
zap6
cyun4
bou6
jaa5
zai3
haan6
zyu6
只需要還有美好那面矇住

All you need is a beautiful face.

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zi2
seoi1
jiu3
waan4
jau6
mei5
hou3
no6
min2
mung4
zyu6
(但始終本性未能抑壓一次)

(But nature never succeeded in suppressing it.)

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daan6
ci2
zung1
bun2
sing3
mei6
toi4
jik1
ngaat3
jat1
ci3
要是病態漸露出請記住漂亮時

If you're getting sick, remember to be beautiful.

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jiu3
si6
beng6
taai3
zim6
lou6
ceot1
zing6
gei3
zyu6
piu3
loeng6
si4
(還是我也想 偷偷靠此証實

(Or I'd like to prove it to you.)

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waan4
si6
ngo5
jaa5
soeng2
tau1
tau1
kaau3
ci2
zing3
sat6
頑皮極你亦會寬恕)或懷念某次

You'll forgive too, or you'll miss a time.

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waan4
pei2
gik6
nei5
jik6
wui6
fun1
syu3
waak6
waai4
nim6
mau5
ci3
盼你能明白

I hope you understand.

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paan3
nei5
toi4
ming4
baak6
用這詭計也有一點羞恥

And there's a shame in that trick.

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jung6
ze5
gwai2
gei3
jaa5
jau6
jat1
dim2
cau2
ci2
(誰人用愛煉藥將你治癒)

(Who will cure you with love medicine)

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seoi4
jan4
jung6
oi3
lin6
ngok6
zoeng3
nei5
zi6
jyu6
要愛我有陣時

To love me sometimes.

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jiu3
oi3
ngo5
jau6
zan6
si4
(不捨得不寬恕)不易

It's not easy.

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fau2
se2
dak1
fau2
fun1
syu3
fau2
jik6
早知道原理吧 因此我也沒驚訝

I know how to do it, so I'm not surprised.

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zou2
zi3
dou6
jyun5
lei5
baa6
jan1
ci2
ngo5
jaa5
mei6
ging1
找快樂先修課程是要接受最差

To find happiness is to accept the worst.

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zaau2
faai3
ngok6
sin3
sau1
fo3
cing4
si6
jiu3
zip3
sau6
zeoi3
co1
登天國拿勝利也一秒吧

It takes a second to get to heaven and win.

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dang1
tin1
gwok3
naa4
sing3
lei6
jaa5
jat1
miu5
baa6
不過謫仙之路遙遠又可怕

But the path of the Xenomen is far and dreadful.

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fau2
gwo3
zaak6
sin1
zi1
lou6
jiu4
jyun6
jau6
ho2
paa3
我共你關係如等大石開花

I'm like a big rock blooming.

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ngo5
gung6
nei5
gwaan1
hai6
jyu4
ting2
taai3
sek6
hoi1
waa6
美好一剎 可殺死我吧

It's a good idea, but it could kill me.

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mei5
hou3
jat1
saat3
ho2
saat3
si2
ngo5
baa6
因此不捨這滿場 頹垣敗瓦

So we're not going to leave this whole place, the walls are going to fall apart.

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jan1
ci2
fau2
se2
ze5
mun6
coeng4
teoi4
wun4
baai6
ngaa6
About This Song

The song "" (Flaw) by (Jeremy Mak) delves into the complexities of love, self-doubt, and the acceptance of imperfections in relationships. At its core, this ballad expresses a deep-seated emotional struggle where the protagonist grapples with the desire to let go of a tumultuous romantic bond while simultaneously feeling an inexplicable attachment. The recurring lines about wanting to abandon the relationship but unable to do so highlight the contrast between reason and emotion, ultimately revealing the essential human experience of longing for connection despite its flaws.

In the narrative, the artist conveys a story of introspection, where the protagonist reflects on their past actions and the resulting pain in love. Both appreciation and regret are palpable throughout the lyrics as they ponder the paradox of loving someone who brings both joy and suffering. A significant part of the narrative is the exploration of whether imperfections in a relationship can be forgiven and how much one should endure before determining that the flaws outweigh the affection. It presents a relatable narrative of romantic uncertainty, where the desire for love clashes with the fears of heartbreak.

Musically, "" is characterized by its poignant melody, complementing the rawness of the lyrics. The utilization of metaphors related to flaws and imperfections creates vivid imagery that resonates deeply with listeners. The lyrics are punctuated with rhetorical questions that invite self-reflection, effectively allowing the audience to explore their feelings about love and sacrifice. The song's structure and rhythm enhance its emotional depth, punctuating the moments of despair with melodic highs, capturing the essence of hope amidst the turmoil.

Culturally, the song speaks to a universal theme of love's trials, resonating particularly within the context of contemporary Chinese-speaking societies, where relational expectations can sometimes clash with personal emotional needs. By addressing such profound themes, elevates the conversation surrounding love, vulnerability, and the beauty of imperfections, thus reminding listeners that the intricacies of human relationships, while challenging, can also be deeply enriching.

Song Details
Singer:
麥浚龍
Total Lines:
74