"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 5.39.217.76) O# K! `# P% H
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
& c3 j) w# m' o! q, {' z! E5.39.217.76Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken! Q! J9 X+ R3 T' d6 h
Are you Chinese? <-- adjectivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' D- M: _2 ~4 b4 f% [& D
3 W# i" M- p: Y& B. B: q/ vtvb 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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