"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,bttvb* y* P* B8 O2 Q* b' ]/ E
9 L1 Q' t' ~$ b, K$ Ai.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
6 e5 ~3 [4 Z3 g# N- M公仔箱論壇Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
0 V, I4 m5 m) \8 r' i6 Q }0 r p+ B公仔箱論壇Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
8 [2 O' u! P& L8 Q7 }: _ M% W; ]5.39.217.77公仔箱論壇: y# q+ ~9 y2 }0 G2 }4 ~
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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