"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 5.39.217.77) ^( r# J/ w" H$ V4 Z- q/ m
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written% \: G. n5 Y# d- r6 h
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken公仔箱論壇8 ^( E, `5 ^7 `9 V- r+ v8 `4 x
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective公仔箱論壇4 a/ X4 j2 R+ b) m* h( ~
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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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