"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 l- b! U: a% H5 }4 N0 s. j$ stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
4 {) f$ F% K; `/ q" J- rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAre you Chinese? <-- adjectivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- f) m9 ]1 \8 z' ]8 Q1 H
1 ?6 X; C" b, {% R2 k. d; F1 w+ T9 KSince 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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