"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent.
2 `8 ~1 t L) ~8 u# t" v公仔箱論壇
( a+ E+ k s; O9 e( T+ |i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
& [2 N& A0 c0 Z; }. _, gDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
7 }& Q5 ?! \/ _! X; [公仔箱論壇Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
6 A0 D5 N' j1 \1 c公仔箱論壇2 C P5 J R( X
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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