"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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7 b- ~' {/ c1 e, d, ci.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
9 _- `6 y1 N" R) i; \. y2 mDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken公仔箱論壇$ O3 Z, O6 l7 n( H6 A
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective, P, l5 m$ ~5 Z9 ?
2 e1 Q i5 l3 h: W( y+ j% F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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