"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent.
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' u# D/ @4 h* ?( G4 q公仔箱論壇i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written5.39.217.77:88983 |* [- `) O" z# m$ m
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken公仔箱論壇6 } H% w1 u) t; y. ? s
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective8 j" F6 B5 p& R, h
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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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