"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. & W1 v7 ^/ Z7 M* r, h+ y
" Z# Z4 y" U2 ?" y% k6 ]公仔箱論壇i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
* ^! C1 [# D% [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
3 @4 C, s9 c! t! k0 R7 ~Are you Chinese? <-- adjective$ c; W# [4 e8 [4 M9 e
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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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