"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- { K& R$ g* e0 _1 N/ x/ F* D5 ^# K8 r
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, `2 {, E4 ~$ X8 _1 S. | gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken公仔箱論壇! A8 ^, V& _6 d9 j1 z
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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$ u Y- n, p; ]* ttvb 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.  |