"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 7 ^7 i7 |, r' p& @- ?0 ~ j
) D& g1 \6 y) C2 i5.39.217.77i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
; g% M7 N0 v) Y" u; [Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
Q9 d5 u5 ]6 v2 R' o t, [Are you Chinese? <-- adjective公仔箱論壇: ^, `: S4 B; l5 o0 z
7 {0 i: `- d# k- RSince this series takes place in an era of HK before the late 1990s (before it is officially returned as a part of China), "Chinese" can be loosely used to mean Cantonese, since Mandarin hasn't been established as a common dialect of China yet. On the other hand, Cantonese is the predominant language of the local area. So, I think what 松哥 said is acceptable.  |
發表於 2012-12-17 03:33 AM
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