"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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- C! P$ d1 y0 b' P) ]# \2 A; ~, L+ u7 E! Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
# ^" @4 d/ l. x. E- t. D' V2 @5.39.217.77Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
F0 }& l1 \2 Y; y" U! l* B7 h( Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAre you Chinese? <-- adjective
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1 B/ C) t7 e# V5 k0 y3 R公仔箱論壇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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