"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent.
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) t0 G# \. c' t; t, s& R4 ] A( V7 Bi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- writtentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 H0 |) w- E8 J1 y
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
) q% b! G2 S& M `1 c公仔箱論壇Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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% n0 ]: ]7 ~ c$ itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince 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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