"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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+ Z1 W! h( a( r; I" E5 Z6 n2 c, ?4 v5 T公仔箱論壇i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
, x% |( e& L) mDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken9 i1 T0 v( {9 E. w, g# S# V' B
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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9 k; C! l6 F1 j+ { o6 J5.39.217.77:8898Since 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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