Riyoko (好友已满)

Riyoko (Hao You Yi Man)

I was just flipping thru my 好友图鉴
I was just flipping thru my hǎo yǒu tú jiàn
I was just flipping through my friend list.
Tryna find a few gems
Holler at a girl like hey 好久不见
Holler at a girl like hey hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn
Holler at a girl like, hey, long time no see.
有点猪哥 but who gives a damn
yǒu diǎn zhū gē but who gives a damn
A little bit of a pig, but who gives a damn.
Then that 脸书推荐 一个 friend of a friend
Then that liǎn shū tuī jiàn yí gè friend of a friend
Then Facebook suggested a friend of a friend.
I done seen a few ten out of tens
But this one 如果满分是一千
But this one rú guǒ mǎn fēn shì yī qiān
But this one, if full marks are a thousand.
Baby girl 他逼近无限
Baby girl tā bī jìn wú xiàn
Baby girl, the score approaches infinity.
于是我滑了滑 看了看 她的板 发的文 画的画
yú shì wǒ huá le huá kàn le kàn tā de bǎn fā de wén huà de huà
So I scrolled through, looking at her posts and paintings.
Oh my god! What a star!
To be honest, she's an artist
Filled my heart with butterflies
心花怒放 让一个音痴想为她歌唱
xīn huā nù fàng ràng yí gè yīn chī xiǎng wèi tā gē chàng
My heart bursts with joy, making a tone-deaf person want to sing for her.
天使的脸庞 婀娜的身材
tiān shǐ de liǎn páng ē nuó de shēn cái
An angelic face, a graceful figure.
违反科学的存在
wéi fǎn kē xué de cún zài
Defying the laws of existence.
说实在的我 平常不主动加人
shuō shí zài de wǒ píng cháng bù zhǔ dòng jiā rén
Honestly, I don't usually take the initiative to add people.
But can you imagine 才子加上佳人
But can you imagine cái zi jiā shàng jiā rén
But can you imagine, a talent plus a beauty?
让人称羡的画面 god damn
ràng rén chēng xiàn de huà miàn god damn
An enviable scene, god damn.
相看两不厌倦的眷恋
xiāng kàn liǎng bù yàn juàn de juàn liàn
A mutual gaze, an unwearied affection.
我想到这边我的游标 已经飘到
wǒ xiǎng dào zhè biān wǒ de yóu biāo yǐ jīng piāo dào
As I thought about this, my cursor had already drifted to.
她的好友邀请 就要 send it out
tā de hǎo yǒu yāo qǐng jiù yào send it out
Her friend invitation, just about to send it out.
没时间犹豫犹疑 no that ain't me
méi shí jiān yóu yù yóu yí no that ain't me
No time to hesitate, no that ain't me.
倒抽一口气
dào chōu yì kǒu qì
Taking a deep breath.
但他的好友已满
dàn tā de hǎo yǒu yǐ mǎn
But her friend list is already full.
(好友达到上限 赶快上线删一删你的)
(hǎo yǒu dá dào shàng xiàn gǎn kuài shàng xiàn shān yī shān nǐ de)
(Friend list is at its limit, hurry online to delete some.)
好友已满
hǎo yǒu yǐ mǎn
Friend list is full.
(水汪汪的双眼 像在放电 一闪一闪的)
(shuǐ wāng wāng de shuāng yǎn xiàng zài fàng diàn yī shǎn yī shǎn de)
(Watery eyes, like they're sparking, twinkling.)
你的好友已满
nǐ de hǎo yǒu yǐ mǎn
Your friend list is full.
是谁 把我的名额霸占
shì shuí bǎ wǒ de míng é bà zhàn
Who took my spot?
快删掉那个王八蛋 God damn! God damn!
kuài shān diào nà ge wáng bā dàn God damn! God damn!
Hurry and delete that bastard! God damn! God damn!
我想 要你 跟我 缔造友谊记录
wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ gēn wǒ dì zào yǒu yì jì lù
I want you to create a friendship record with me.
我想 要你 在我 明年动态回顾
wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ zài wǒ míng nián dòng tài huí gù
I want you to look back on my dynamics next year.
我想 出现 在 你的 好友九宫格
wǒ xiǎng chū xiàn zài nǐ de hǎo yǒu jiǔ gōng gé
I want to appear in your friend grid.
我想 要你 我想要你 想到我疯了
wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ xiǎng dào wǒ fēng le
I want you, I want you, thinking about me is driving me crazy.
但她的好友已满 stop
dàn tā de hǎo yǒu yǐ mǎn stop
But her friends are already full, stop.
我觉得他该找个时间好好整理他的好友名单
wǒ jué de tā gāi zhǎo gè shí jiān hǎo hǎo zhěng lǐ tā de hǎo yǒu míng dān
I think he should take some time to sort out his friends list.
Nah for real 根据我保守计算
Nah for real gēn jù wǒ bǎo shǒu jì suàn
Nah for real, based on my conservative calculations.
其中攀关系的至少三成三
qí zhōng pān guān xì de zhì shǎo sān chéng sān
At least thirty-three percent are about connections.
完全没有聊过的又占一半
wán quán méi yǒu liáo guò de yòu zhàn yí bàn
Half are people I've never talked to.
挑几个删一删 杀一杀
tiāo jǐ gè shān yī shān shā yī shā
Pick a few, delete some, take them out.
I dunno 春艳 or 大卫 X(喂)
I dunno chūn yàn or dà wèi X(wèi)
I dunno, Chunyan or David X (hey).
我的朋友笑我瞎 说我小题大做
wǒ de péng yǒu xiào wǒ xiā shuō wǒ xiǎo tí dà zuò
My friends laugh at me, saying I'm making a big deal out of nothing.
约我 party with them models ありがとう
yuē wǒ party with them models ありがとう
Inviting me to party with those models, thank you.
但我宁愿在家唉声叹气
dàn wǒ nìng yuàn zài jiā āi shēng tàn qì
But I'd rather be home sighing and lamenting.
Praying to god like 耶稣大大 如果换成是你
Praying to god like yē sū dà dà rú guǒ huàn chéng shì nǐ
Praying to God like, ‘Dear Jesus, if it were you...’
在单身时期
zài dān shēn shí qī
During my single period.
愿不愿意安分守己
yuàn bù yuàn yì ān fèn shǒu jǐ
Would you be willing to play it safe?
默默当她的男粉丝里
mò mò dāng tā de nán fěn sī lǐ
Silently being one of her male fans.
毫不起眼的那的万分之一
háo bù qǐ yǎn de nà de wàn fēn zhī yī
Insignificantly just one in ten thousand.
但万分惋惜
dàn wàn fēn wǎn xī
But it's truly regretful.
当我听说她喜欢的男生有个好心肠
dāng wǒ tīng shuō tā xǐ huān de nán shēng yǒu gè hǎo xīn cháng
When I heard the guy she likes has a good heart.
有音乐才华加上会写文章
yǒu yīn yuè cái huá jiā shàng huì xiě wén zhāng
Has musical talent and can write.
虽然我不算会唱 但算会创作
suī rán wǒ bù suàn huì chàng dàn suàn huì chuàng zuò
Although I can't really sing, I can create.
好歹拿过两三个奖项
hǎo dǎi ná guò liǎng sān gè jiǎng xiàng
I've at least won a couple of awards.
至于我长相 还不赖 应该是偏帅
zhì yú wǒ zhǎng xiàng hái bù lài yīng gāi shì piān shuài
As for my looks, not bad, I should be pretty handsome.
她们说我正脸宅 侧脸是天菜
tā men shuō wǒ zhèng liǎn zhái cè liǎn shì tiān cài
They say my frontal face is homey, but my profile is a beauty.
所以如果有天你走在我身边
suǒ yǐ rú guǒ yǒu tiān nǐ zǒu zài wǒ shēn biān
So if one day you walk by me.
最好的一面为你呈现 let's go
zuì hǎo de yí miàn wèi nǐ chéng xiàn let's go
I’d present my best side for you, let's go.
但她的好友已满
dàn tā de hǎo yǒu yǐ mǎn
But her friends are already full.
(好友达到上限 赶快上线删一删你的)
(hǎo yǒu dá dào shàng xiàn gǎn kuài shàng xiàn shān yī shān nǐ de)
(Friend list is at its limit, hurry online to delete some.)
好友已满
hǎo yǒu yǐ mǎn
Friend list is full.
(水汪汪的双眼 像在放电 一闪一闪的)
(shuǐ wāng wāng de shuāng yǎn xiàng zài fàng diàn yī shǎn yī shǎn de)
(Watery eyes, like they're sparking, twinkling.)
你的好友已满
nǐ de hǎo yǒu yǐ mǎn
Your friend list is full.
是谁 把我的名额霸占
shì shuí bǎ wǒ de míng é bà zhàn
Who took my spot?
快删掉那个王八蛋 God damn! God damn!
kuài shān diào nà ge wáng bā dàn God damn! God damn!
Hurry and delete that bastard! God damn! God damn!
我想 要你 跟我 缔造友谊记录
wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ gēn wǒ dì zào yǒu yì jì lù
I want you to create a friendship record with me.
我想 要你 在我 明年动态回顾
wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ zài wǒ míng nián dòng tài huí gù
I want you to look back on my dynamics next year.
我想 出现 在 你的 好友九宫格
wǒ xiǎng chū xiàn zài nǐ de hǎo yǒu jiǔ gōng gé
I want to appear in your friend grid.
我想 要你 我想要你 想到我疯了
wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ xiǎng dào wǒ fēng le
I want you, I want you, thinking about me is driving me crazy.
我的朋友问我有事吗
wǒ de péng yǒu wèn wǒ yǒu shì ma
My friends ask me if there's something wrong.
我才问我朋友有试吗
wǒ cái wèn wǒ péng yǒu yǒu shì ma
I just asked my friend if they've tried it.
没试过怎么知道行不通
méi shì guò zěn me zhī dào xíng bù tōng
How could you know if you don't try?
也许我不钟情 但我无法对我感情不忠
yě xǔ wǒ bù zhōng qíng dàn wǒ wú fǎ duì wǒ gǎn qíng bù zhōng
Maybe I'm not in love, but I can't be unfaithful to my feelings.
Erika 说我像个痴汉
Erika shuō wǒ xiàng gè chī hàn
Erika says I act like a lovesick fool.
她不知道我是痴情的男子汉 9453
tā bù zhī dào wǒ shì chī qíng de nán zi hàn 9453
She doesn't know I'm a passionate man.
虽然不能送你九十九朵玫瑰花
suī rán bù néng sòng nǐ jiǔ shí jiǔ duǒ méi guī huā
Though I can't send you ninety-nine roses,
但我有 Costco 的会员卡
dàn wǒ yǒu Costco de huì yuán kǎ
I have a Costco membership card.
怎么 追踪搞得像在跟踪的
zěn me zhuī zōng gǎo dé xiàng zài gēn zōng de
How did following turn into stalking?
我宁愿 追风也不愿意跟风的
wǒ nìng yuàn zhuī fēng yě bù yuàn yì gēn fēng de
I'd rather chase the wind than follow trends.
怎么 追踪搞得像在跟踪的
zěn me zhuī zōng gǎo dé xiàng zài gēn zōng de
How did following turn into stalking?
我宁愿 追风也不愿意跟风的
wǒ nìng yuàn zhuī fēng yě bù yuàn yì gēn fēng de
I'd rather chase the wind than follow trends.
I guess this is goodbye my love さようなら
I guess this is goodbye my love, sayonara.
I know it's been tough to love
Someone from so far
So this is goodbye my love
I guess it's been tough to love
Someone you don't even know
You don't even know me
这段感情也是辛苦你
zhè duàn gǎn qíng yě shì xīn kǔ nǐ
This relationship has also been tough for you.

Mandarin learning guide

Learn with Riyoko (好友已滿)

This guide uses the song’s friend-list and social-media language to build Mandarin reading and listening skills. The lyrics move from scrolling and admiration to repeated frustration that the friend list is already full.

social-media vocabulary in lyric context; expressing admiration and frustration; grammar around 已满, 想要, and 但是

What to listen for

The lyrics follow a speaker who browses a friend list, notices someone impressive, and tries to send a friend request, only to run into the repeated problem that the other person’s friend list is already full. Along the way, the song mixes Mandarin with English and other languages, and uses online terms like 好友图鉴, 好友邀请, 动态回顾, and 好友九宫格 in a very specific social-media setting.

  • Recognize key social-media nouns and phrases used in the lyrics.
  • Understand how repeated negation and contrast build the song’s frustration.
  • Practice reading short lyric-style clauses with mixed-language lines.

How the song moves

opening browse and notice

The speaker starts by scanning a friend list and reacting to a striking profile.

attempt to add and repeated refusal

The action shifts to sending a friend request, but the refrain keeps returning to 好友已满.

wishful self-presentation

Later lines focus on wanting to appear in the other person’s online spaces and creating a friendship record.

Translation choices

I was just flipping thru my 好友图鉴

I was just flipping thru my hǎo yǒu tú jiàn

Natural English
I was just flipping through my friend list.
Why
好友图鉴 is rendered naturally as “friend list” to match the surrounding online context, and flipping through captures the casual browsing action.

但他的好友已满

dàn tā de hǎo yǒu yǐ mǎn

Natural English
But her friend list is already full.
Why
The line uses 但 for contrast and 已满 for a completed state, so “already full” preserves the sense of a blocked attempt.

我想 要你 跟我 缔造友谊记录

wǒ xiǎng yào nǐ gēn wǒ dì zào yǒu yì jì lù

Natural English
I want to create a friendship record with you.
Why
缔造友谊记录 is kept fairly literal because the line is a goal statement, and “create a friendship record” fits the lyric’s playful online-relationship framing.

Useful Mandarin from the song

好友图鉴hǎo yǒu tú jiànfriend list / friend collection

图鉴 normally suggests a catalog or illustrated reference, but here it is used playfully for a list of friends or contacts.

我先看一下好友图鉴。wǒ xiān kàn yī xià hǎo yǒu tú jiàn。Let me look at the friend list first.
好友已满hǎo yǒu yǐ mǎnthe friend list is full

已满 means “already full,” a compact way to say there is no remaining space or capacity.

名额已满。míng é yǐ mǎn。The spots are already full.
好友邀请hǎo yǒu yāo qǐngfriend request / friend invitation

This is the key noun phrase for the action of asking to connect online.

我收到了好友邀请。wǒ shōu dào le hǎo yǒu yāo qǐng。I received a friend request.
虽然suī ránalthough

Although introduces a concession: one thing is not possible, but another follows in contrast.

虽然很晚了,我还在写。suī rán hěn wǎn le, wǒ hái zài xiě。Although it’s late, I’m still writing.

Listen closely

  • Listen for the repeated refrain 好友已满 / 你的好友已满; it marks the central obstacle in the story.
  • Notice how English and Mandarin alternate in the same line, especially in lines like L0005 and L0022, which affects rhythm and meaning.
  • Track the emotional shift from browsing and admiration to frustration and direct wishes in the later lines.

Check your understanding

  1. Which line clearly states the problem that blocks the friend request?

    Show answer

    L0024: 但他的好友已满.

  2. What does 好友邀请 mean in this song’s context?

    Show answer

    A friend request or friend invitation.

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