"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" Q) ]0 g) Y$ O R: _. c3 _
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- writtentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 ^' T9 Y# ?/ l, M
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spokentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% o" a `6 R, R" K& m! `: U
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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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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