"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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+ n& }0 E! M0 n$ K, z( fTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written5.39.217.76& U+ O3 r' {) w- I0 k
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
) P3 R$ c+ F. M6 [, wAre you Chinese? <-- adjectivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 U, ]. g: B& l( J& F# O& W
4 O/ ]/ G& r$ `1 Z, I8 D. ySince 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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