"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 4 ?- c/ }3 m/ I* I# y7 h
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
1 p$ T( |$ S8 v) E6 C5.39.217.76Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
- I! w4 ] U9 ]# o. c0 T1 D) w5.39.217.76Are you Chinese? <-- adjectivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 }8 b) F5 O$ `) w- M
' W# k0 ^/ p( {( n% o* n5.39.217.76Since 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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