"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 公仔箱論壇0 H& \5 ~( M9 t3 c# A
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written. X) n' ^* \& }+ X5 v: ?: b* |; c
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken公仔箱論壇8 g+ h' F$ \( ]; Q+ m' ]1 y
Are you Chinese? <-- adjectivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 y. L8 ]5 l6 |9 h& [- j, l
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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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