"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: P$ S$ Q- G/ n' H% s- j" d
4 D4 a5 e U0 @0 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- writtentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ P; p8 Q% d8 P7 J/ `. {* Y$ ~
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
! G+ }" s- v, g# \5.39.217.77Are you Chinese? <-- adjective% x1 [, n/ p! ^
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Since 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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