1975
天才與白痴 Genius and Idiot
A comic run through all the types of people in the world that keeps asking who is the genius and who is the fool. The theme song of the Hui brothers' 1975 film of the same name, sung in everyday spoken Cantonese.
Find it on YouTubeThe lyrics follow the song. Tap the line being sung to sync. Hold a word for its meaning and tones.
nini呢gogo個saisai世gaaigaai界soengseung上jauyau有zengjeng精zaijai仔jauyau有mungmung懵zaijai仔jauyau有leklek叻zaijai仔saansaan散zaijai仔doudou賭zaijai仔zungjung重jauyau有ngongngong戇geoigeui居zaijai仔In this world there are sharp guys, dozy guys, clever guys, nobodies, gamblers, and dimwits too.
jauyau有seoiseui衰zaijai仔jauyau有houhou好zaijai仔faanfaan反gwatgwat骨zaijai仔dindin癲zaijai仔ceoncheun蠢zaijai仔cungchung重baibai弊gwogwo過baaibaai敗gaaga家zaijai仔There are bad boys, good boys, turncoats, madmen, and fools even worse than a son who squanders the family fortune.
saisai細manman蚊zaijai仔cauchau臭feifei飛zaijai仔ziujiu招hinghing卿zaijai仔lengleng靚zaijai仔daada打zaijai仔lyunlyun亂gamgam咁ceotcheut出doudou刀zaijai仔manman問neinei你dimdim點gamgam敢lyunlyun亂saangsaang生zaijai仔Little kids, punks, show-offs, pretty boys, thugs pulling knives left and right; how dare you go having kids?
binbin邊gogo個haihai係tintin天coichoi才tintin天coichoi才binbin邊gogo個haihai係baakbaak白cichi痴baakbaak白cichi痴Who's the genius (genius)? Who's the idiot (idiot)?
baanbaan扮mungmung懵dingding定ceoncheun蠢coichoi才moumou冇gamgam咁jiyi易wuiwui會ziji知aaa阿maumau茂ziji至ziji知Playing dumb or really stupid? Not so easy to tell (only Ah Mau knows).
tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴neinei你cichi黐dingding定ngongo我cichi黐tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴moumou冇gamgam咁jiyi易wuiwui會ziji知tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴Genius and idiot: are you nuts, or am I? Genius and idiot: not so easy to tell. Genius and idiot.
nini呢gogo個saisai世gaaigaai界soengseung上jauyau有jyunyun冤gwaigwai鬼jauyau有waawa嘩gwaigwai鬼jauyau有gaangaan奸gwaigwai鬼doudou賭gwaigwai鬼zaanjaan盞gwaigwai鬼zungjung重jauyau有haamhaam咸sapsap濕gwaigwai鬼In this world there are vengeful ghosts, loudmouths, crooks, gamblers, jokers, and dirty old men too.
jauyau有seoiseui衰gwaigwai鬼jauyau有jinyin煙gwaigwai鬼sipsip攝cengcheng青gwaigwai鬼saangsaang生gwaigwai鬼zongjong撞gwaigwai鬼zongjong撞zoekjeuk著gogo個moumou冒satsat失gwaigwai鬼There are rotters, smokers, sneaks, live wires, and when your luck's out you bump into a clumsy oaf.
zeoijeui醉zaujau酒gwaigwai鬼diudiu吊hoeheu靴gwaigwai鬼cauchau醜seisei死gwaigwai鬼gaaga假gwaigwai鬼zanjan真gwaigwai鬼lyunlyun亂gamgam咁gwaigwai鬼daada打gwaigwai鬼manman問neinei你gaugau究gingging竟gaaugaau攪matmat乜gwaigwai鬼Drunks, hangers-on, shameless ones, fake ghosts, real ghosts, all fighting each other at random; what on earth are you all up to?
matmat乜gwaigwai鬼haihai係tintin天coichoi才tintin天coichoi才matmat乜gwaigwai鬼haihai係baakbaak白cichi痴baakbaak白cichi痴baanbaan扮mungmung懵dingding定ceoncheun蠢coichoi才moumou冇gamgam咁jiyi易wuiwui會ziji知aaa阿maumau茂ziji至ziji知What the devil is a genius (genius)? What the devil is an idiot (idiot)? Playing dumb or really stupid? Not so easy to tell (only Ah Mau knows).
tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴neinei你cichi黐dingding定ngongo我cichi黐tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴moumou冇gamgam咁jiyi易wuiwui會ziji知tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴Genius and idiot: are you nuts, or am I? Genius and idiot: not so easy to tell. Genius and idiot.
nini呢gogo個saisai世gaaigaai界soengseung上jauyau有gingin堅jeye野jauyau有laulau流jeye野jauyau有zingjing精jeye野wowo喎jeye野zaaja喳jeye野zungjung重jauyau有daaidaai大wokwok鑊jeye野In this world there's real stuff, fake stuff, clever stuff, broken stuff, shoddy stuff, and big trouble too.
jauyau有seoiseui衰jeye野jauyau有houhou好jeye野jauyau有seonseun筍jeye野gwaigwai貴jeye野zinjin賤jeye野zeoijeui最waawa划geigei忌zaujau就laailaai賴jeye野There's bad stuff, good stuff, bargains, pricey stuff, cheap stuff, and worst of all is screwing up.
singsing醒waiwai胃jeye野lamlam林samsam嬸jeye野zengjeng正daudau斗jeye野lengleng靚jeye野gitgit杰jeye野zeoijeui最songsong爽zaujau就loulou撈couchou粗jeye野kokkok確haihai係jingying認zanjan真mm唔siusiu少jeye野Tasty stuff, soft stuff, top-notch stuff, pretty stuff, heavy stuff; most fun of all is the crude stuff; there really is a lot of stuff.
matmat乜jeye野haihai係tintin天coichoi才tintin天coichoi才matmat乜jeye野haihai係baakbaak白cichi痴baakbaak白cichi痴baanbaan扮mungmung懵dingding定ceoncheun蠢coichoi才moumou冇gamgam咁jiyi易wuiwui會ziji知aaa阿maumau茂ziji至ziji知What's genius (genius)? What's idiocy (idiot)? Playing dumb or really stupid? Not so easy to tell (only Ah Mau knows).
tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴neinei你cichi黐dingding定ngongo我cichi黐tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴moumou冇gamgam咁jiyi易wuiwui會ziji知Genius and idiot: are you nuts, or am I? Genius and idiot: not so easy to tell.
tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴tintin天coichoi才jyuyu與baakbaak白cichi痴Genius and idiot, genius and idiot, genius and idiot.
Timed to 許冠傑 · 天才與白痴 (1975) · 3:03. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.