滄海一聲笑 (cāng hǎi yī shēng xiào)
Song By: 黄沾 (huáng zhān)
Performance By: 黄沾, 许冠杰 (huáng zhān, xǔ guān jié)

滄
cāng
滄
/ blue / green(color of water) / cold / vast (of water) /
海
hǎi
海
/ ocean / sea /
笑
xiào
笑
/ laugh / smile /
，滔
tāo
滔
/ overflow / torrent-dash /
滔
tāo
滔
/ overflow / torrent-dash /
兩岸
liǎng àn
兩岸
/ bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland /
潮
cháo
潮
/ tide / current / damp / moist / humid /
，		The ocean laughs, tides overflow both shores.
浮
fú
浮
/ to float /
沉
chén
沉
/ submerge / immerse / sink / deep / profound / to lower / to drop /
隨
suí
隨
/ to follow / to comply with / to allow / (surname) /
浪
làng
浪
/ wave / breaker / unrestrained / dissipated /
只
zhī
只
/ (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.) / single / only /
記
jì
記
/ to remember / to note / mark / sign / to record /
今朝
jīn zhāo
今朝
/ at the present / now /
。		Floating and submerging along with the waves, only the present day is taken into account.
蒼天
cāng tiān
蒼天
/ firmament /
笑
xiào
笑
/ laugh / smile /
，紛紛
fēn fēn
紛紛
/ one after another / in succession / one by one /
世
shì
世
/ life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime /
上
shàng
上
/ on / up / on top / upon / first (of two parts) / previous or last (week, etc.) / upper / higher / above / previous / to climb / to go into / above / to go up /
潮
cháo
潮
/ tide / current / damp / moist / humid /
，		The sky laughs, in the successive tides of the world,
誰
shéi
誰
/ who /
負
fù
負
/ to carry on one's back / to suffer / to betray /
誰
shéi
誰
/ who /
勝
shēng
勝
/ (also sheng4) able to do / competent enough to /
出
chū
出
/ to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to occur / to happen / (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) /
天
tiān
天
/ day / sky / heaven /
知
zhī
知
/ to know / to be aware /
曉
xiǎo
曉
/ dawn / to know / to tell (sb sth) / dawn /
。		Who lost and who emerged victorious the sky knows.
江山
jiāng shān
江山
/ (N) Jiangshan (city in Zhejiang) /
笑
xiào
笑
/ laugh / smile /
，烟
yān
烟
/ cigarette / tobacco / smoke /
雨
yǔ
雨
/ rain /
遙
yáo
遙
/ distant / remote / far / far away /
，		The land laughs, distant is the mist and rain,
濤
tāo
濤
/ big wave /
浪
làng
浪
/ wave / breaker / unrestrained / dissipated /
淘
táo
淘
/ cleanse / eliminate / to clean out / to wash /
盡
jìn
盡
/ to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) /
紅
hóng
紅
/ bonus / popular / red / revolutionary /
塵
chén
塵
/ dust / dirt / earth /
俗
sú
俗
/ vulgar /
世
shì
世
/ life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime /
知
zhī
知
/ to know / to be aware /
多少
duō shǎo
多少
/ number / amount / somewhat /
？		Waves wash over the secular world, who knows for how many ages?
清
qīng
清
/ clear / distinct / complete / pure /
風
fēng
風
/ wind / news / style / custom / manner /
笑
xiào
笑
/ laugh / smile /
，竟
jìng
竟
/ unexpectedly / actually / to go so far as to / indeed /
惹
rě
惹
/ to provoke / to exasperate / to annoy /
寂寥
jì liáo
寂寥
/ lonely / still / desolate / (classical) /
。		The light breeze laughs, unexpectedly provoking loneliness.
豪
háo
豪
/ grand / heroic /
情
qíng
情
/ feeling / emotion / passion / situation /
還
hái
還
/ also / in addition / more / still / else / still / yet / (not) yet /
勝
shēng
勝
/ (also sheng4) able to do / competent enough to /
了
le
了
/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /
一
yī
一
/ one / 1 / single / a / an / entire /
襟
jīn
襟
/ overlapping part of Chinese gown /
晚
wǎn
晚
/ evening / night / late /
照
zhào
照
/ according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / photograph /
。		Heroic feelings returned, clothed in the sunset's golden glow.
蒼
cāng
蒼
/ dark blue / fly / musca / deep green /
生
shēng
生
/ to be born / to give birth / life / to grow /
笑
xiào
笑
/ laugh / smile /
，不再
bù zài
不再
/ no more / no longer /
寂寥
jì liáo
寂寥
/ lonely / still / desolate / (classical) /
。		Everyone laughs, no longer will there be loneliness.
豪
háo
豪
/ grand / heroic /
情
qíng
情
/ feeling / emotion / passion / situation /
仍
réng
仍
/ still / yet / to remain /
在
zài
在
/ (located) at / in / exist / (before verbs) immediately involved in / right in the middle of doing /
痴
chī
痴
/ imbecile / sentimental / stupid / foolish / silly /
痴
chī
痴
/ imbecile / sentimental / stupid / foolish / silly /
笑
xiào
笑
/ laugh / smile /
笑
xiào
笑
/ laugh / smile /
。		Heroic feelings remain in the sentimental laughter.

Comments

avatar Garth
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A Lovely song's and Movie as well, and a good read as well.
Monday 17 May 2010, 02:32
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