Jacky Cheung Hok Yau (Traditional Chinese: 張學友; Simplified Chinese: 张学友; pi… Read Full Bio ↴Jacky Cheung Hok Yau (Traditional Chinese: 張學友; Simplified Chinese: 张学友; pinyin: Zhāng Xúeyǒu; born July 10, 1961 in Hong Kong with family roots in Tianjin) is a Hong Kong singer and film star from the mid-1980s to the present. Dubbed the god of songs (歌神) by the Cantopop industry, Cheung is regarded by many as one of the finest male singers to have come out of Hong Kong, known for his rich baritone voice, wide range and exceptional interpretative powers. Since the early 1990s, he is arguably the world's most popular and respected Chinese pop singer.

He was the national singing champion in Hong Kong 1984 with the song Fatherland, ousting more than ten thousand other contestants. He was signed by the then Polygram Records, now Universal Music Group. Although encouraged by a bright start, he was not yet able to achieve immediate supremacy in Cantopop, then dominated by 譚詠麟, 梅艷芳, Leslie Cheung and 陳百強. Cheung suffered a nosedive in his career in 1988 after a best-selling first two albums. That year he did not have a single song awarded in the annual TVB JSG. His subsequent sales record dipped and one of his albums in the late 1980s managed just around ten thousand in sales. The reason for the fall in his CD sales was partially attributed to his alcohol problem - he could get drunk 5 times a week. After disrupting his friend's birthday party while being drunk, Cheung vowed in public that he would not consume alcohol again till he was 40. He kept that promise.

His recording career subsequently returned to its track. Then, in 1991, with the song 每天愛你多一些 (Loving You More Everyday), his career took a massive upturn. The album, 真情流露True Love Expression in 1992, as well as the succeeding release, 愛火花Love Sparks in 1992, became the two most successful albums in Hong Kong history, achieving audited sales of over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong alone and turned Cheung into a superstar, paving the way for himself and his contemporaries, Andy Lau, Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok, to take Cantopop to even greater heights. Subsequent albums continue to be a hit like 我與你True Love Expression 1993, 餓狼傳說 Wolf Tale 1994 etc. Since then his career has grown from strength to strength, and Cheung has managed to garner thousands of fans overseas as well as numerous music awards both in Hong Kong and elsewhere, including the best-selling Chinese singer in the Worlds Music Awards. Cheung has also been elected one of the world's Ten Outstanding Young Persons.

Among his most famous songs are Amour, 只想一生跟你走 (Only Thinking of Going Through Life With You) and the everlasting 吻别 (Goodbye Kiss) which confirms his status as one, and many consider the pre-eminent member, of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop. Goodbye Kiss, a Mandarin number, was also one of the best-selling albums of all time, achieving more sales in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia such as not attained before, with an astounding 5 million copies sold in 1993 alone, a record that has remained yet unbroken. Goodbye Kiss was also instrumental in helping Cheung to break into the mando-pop market, and it also prompted other Hong Kong singers who wanted to gain a wider market to follow suit, even though, to this very day, very few indeed have been able to approach Cheung's level of success.

His work on the ground-breaking cantonese musical, Snow, Wolf, Lake musical (1997), was also enthusiastically received by both audiences and critics. Cheung not only played the male lead, but was also the artistic director for this production. The female lead was played by Sandy Lam and they achieved 43 full-house performances at the gigantic Hong Kong Coliseum. In November 2004, Jacky and his concert manager, Florence Chan Suk-Fan, worked on a revised Mandarin version of Snow, Wolf, Lake so as to bring it to a wider audience. The estimated budget for this revised production was HK$100 million and the show premiered on 24 December 2004 in Beijing. The production subsequently toured China and other Asian destinations to huge acclaim.

Cheung won, for the umpteenth time, the Best Selling Cantonese Album Award in the Hong Kong IFPI Awards of 2005 with his live album, Jacky Live Performance. In the fast-changing scene of canto-pop, Cheung is able to maintain his popularity and sales power for more than 20 years after his debut, which is unparalleled in the history of Hong Kong pop music.

Cheung acted in many films, although singing has always been his priority. His versatility and acting skills have enabled him to play a lot of diverse parts. He received the Best Supporting Actor Golden Horse Award for his work in Swordsman (1990). He also received the Best Actor Award at the New Dehli Film Festival for his portrayal of the protagonist in July Rhapsody. His song Perhaps Love, which serves as the theme song for the multi-award-winning film Perhaps Love, also won the Best Song Award at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards.

He is married to May Lo with two daughters.

Cheung was named spokesperson for Hong Kong Disneyland in 2004. As the theme park's spokesperson, Cheung took part in a number of large-scale marketing events organized by The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, beginning by hosting a TV program, Magical World of Disneyland. [1] He also recorded a song for Hong Kong Disneyland, a multi-lingual song entitled One. The music video for One was filmed at Hong Kong Disneyland.

Deng Ni Hui Lai
張學友 Lyrics

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无奈是万分不得意的等待
无奈是共你深爱却分开
路纵远你也应知道
我心中在等你回来
期待如望向飘飘那沧海
原来离别方可知爱的忍耐
原来离别了不免有悲哀
或许不惯有风风雨

却知生命总有际遇
和你明白爱一生也不改
陪你来寻觅孤单的勇气
陪你来承受分开的痛悲
在心中你我的天地
是永远挚爱不抛弃
期待明日再紧紧靠一起
原来离别了加深爱于心内
原来离别了始觉爱精采
愿彼此永远的相爱
靠真心定可到未来
和你明白爱一生也不改
陪你来寻觅孤单的勇气
陪你来承受分开的痛悲
在心中你我的天地
是永远挚爱不抛弃
期待明日再紧紧靠一起
陪你来寻觅孤单的勇气
陪你来承受分开的痛悲
在心中你我的天地
是永远挚爱不抛弃

期待明日再紧紧靠一起
期待明日再紧紧靠一起

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Deng Ni Hui Lai" by 張學友 (Jacky Cheung) talks about waiting for the return of a loved one who has left, despite the difficulties and pain that come with separation. The singer expresses his unwavering love and commitment to this person, even though they are apart. He emphasizes that their love is worth waiting for and that it will only become stronger with time.

The phrases "无奈是万分不得意的等待" (wunai shi wanfen budeyi de dengdai) and "无奈是共你深爱却分开" (wunai shi gong ni shenai que fenkai) convey the helplessness and frustration of waiting and loving someone from afar. The distance between them is acknowledged as being long and difficult, but the singer believes that it is worth it if they can be together again.

The chorus repeats the phrase "陪你来寻觅孤单的勇气，陪你来承受分开的痛悲" (pei ni lai xunmi gudan de yongqi, pei ni lai chengshou fankai de tongbei) which means "I will accompany you to find the courage to overcome loneliness, I will accompany you to endure the pain of separation." This reinforces the idea that love requires patience, sacrifice, and support. Ultimately, the singer hopes for a happy ending where they can be reunited and stay together forever.

Line by Line Meaning

无奈是万分不得意的等待
Helplessness is the feeling of waiting impatiently.

无奈是共你深爱却分开
Helplessness is the result of being separated from the one you deeply love.

路纵远你也应知道
No matter how long the road is, you should know that I'm waiting for you to come back.

我心中在等你回来
My heart is waiting for you to come back.

期待如望向飘飘那沧海
My expectation is as vast as the boundless ocean.

原来离别方可知爱的忍耐
Separation makes you understand the endurance of love.

原来离别了不免有悲哀
Separation inevitably brings sorrow and grief.

或许不惯有风风雨，却知生命总有际遇
Perhaps we are not accustomed to the storms, but we know that life has its ups and downs.

和你明白爱一生也不改
With you, I understand that love will never change throughout our lives.

陪你来寻觅孤单的勇气
I'll accompany you to find the courage to face loneliness.

陪你来承受分开的痛悲
I'll accompany you to bear the pain of separation.