"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8 P& G" Y2 Y7 f7 M, p9 Z
& u: s; C4 _4 K. J: n( Xi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
. }) y& x8 `/ S+ g: a1 kDo you speak Chinese? <-- spokenTVBNOW 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。; \2 X. i! G* h8 q( S5 T
Are you Chinese? <-- adjectiveTVBNOW 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。! X2 h# F0 F' G- I! M) u
8 N: k( e/ V2 p( |1 ?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。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.  |
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