"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,bttvb0 P$ M/ \. S$ E( V7 f: j0 y
7 T. D: o% M( d4 g E+ m P0 `# [0 ]i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written* ]2 Q# u0 s; S. x5 _) X0 U# [4 Y% Q
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
: A- u; W3 n" j8 w公仔箱論壇Are you Chinese? <-- adjective- T* x+ G4 \5 a0 [8 L- N0 c; T
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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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