) L3 M( I- n' o( I7 X8 T l6 o+ Q( gWhat's wrong with the word "Chinese"? The word "Chinese" has multiple implications, just like any other words like "English" , "German" and "French"~~~ When you are in a place where majority of t ...1 Q0 O% C) ^8 O
shiroikoala 發表於 2012-10-29 12:07 PM
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' G* A3 B1 s& D0 y! z; }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Totally agree. It's proper and very common to ask someone if he or she can speak a language, such as do you speak French or Chinese (in this case, Chinesse is a language). Asking about a specific dialect is usually a follow up question.
i thought chinese is chinese, mandarin & catonese are dialect of chinesetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" H+ i1 `4 K( l6 g# _/ Q/ d3 C/ c
屁屁zzz 發表於 2012-10-27 07:40 PM
thanks for the explanation # o- ` b) C5 Y2 V% k4 K+ E- wTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。winnie44 發表於 2012-10-27 05:27 AM
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this explanation above is not correct... / X: M: z. s. [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbyou can say " I can speak chinese ! " chinese does not mean only the race.....