"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 5 o* u9 \' e+ ? I, o5 U' @
7 x8 w% V. N+ P+ Y0 ?i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
9 u7 ?" E! V# \, e/ Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
: N! ]& t1 V( W9 U; m- }9 u6 Q1 HTVBNOW 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。Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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8 g8 h' t) |1 ~& H5 NTVBNOW 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。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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