"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 4 i4 R2 s1 [$ o; a
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
9 }+ f, |9 o9 m/ b4 B; ~Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken- k! h( j) |8 H) A. Q1 y& V$ i' H
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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, |% R& p& ~' k. m0 w5.39.217.77:8898Since 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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