"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. - f' A* n3 b4 J, h) L2 o( y7 Z
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
; w; E) L9 q8 X7 q5 J2 q0 ~1 ~Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
# _! E; J& R2 S公仔箱論壇Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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& I3 ~, F" Q6 D7 B/ N+ V5.39.217.77Since 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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