"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent.
- l+ X; E7 \( O% t1 L公仔箱論壇: x6 H: q6 ]+ s Z1 D+ V6 h
i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
) y6 M* b$ g2 m公仔箱論壇Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
7 S& V3 `- w1 U XAre you Chinese? <-- adjective
# s n2 W% i3 \" D" @# A: b公仔箱論壇0 x; P9 R; P' [$ k, m% U
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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