"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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( {1 `+ Z' _7 B1 H$ I5.39.217.77i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
! V+ |$ w+ L+ ?# {$ Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
& L- ]$ D- J. y) J+ [7 V: M+ X5.39.217.77Are you Chinese? <-- adjective, P. x9 |' _8 T* U: s* B3 O
5 M6 f; }8 w% A8 `% S5.39.217.77Since 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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