"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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7 y/ S0 p2 C. X0 |" W+ b4 x公仔箱論壇i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- writtentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 f3 u# {' F0 K' Q3 ~ Z/ _
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spokentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: U5 y7 B! I" y1 ^* N& X
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective" p4 F3 L5 T* M0 i- R" 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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