"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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5 B0 b" z7 x* d8 j. Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
! v# a/ |' f3 {) j2 k8 e9 b1 NDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken8 ^3 l# o, I$ A7 _0 e
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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; U8 H, _+ H2 x' {* x* K6 ?1 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince 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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