"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 e! m6 W L* d- x
4 ~% z( c, X: t8 n$ F2 S3 X公仔箱論壇i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
) s- e4 w1 h* h' b" k6 I# Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken公仔箱論壇* q k! p' e$ c% R$ B) J
Are you Chinese? <-- adjectivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 o9 S) ~: ?2 ^$ G
* u5 }9 r+ R- O7 l0 `. v公仔箱論壇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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