"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. - I1 s5 x3 b; I/ j' C
: L* E6 H! y" C; g0 yi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written5.39.217.77. C! b6 |. i$ m* v O3 p
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spokentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 y, w8 \4 X; F6 ^7 L) n
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective% X+ R) Q' D# C* S+ q2 e* Q6 G
1 w% }: r9 ]4 ISince 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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