"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 y8 P! G& E* R& C8 G8 k
4 C' A) Q7 E( ]
i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written0 S7 l* r6 I D5 J! G* q
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
) L' ?! r0 A1 h1 Z: W5 C+ Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAre you Chinese? <-- adjective
+ X; h- A9 n: @' x3 E1 y$ _
7 n1 p6 [: c" i7 y/ _+ [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
| 
