"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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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
/ }: G! F, G- p8 {/ @" G) @% u公仔箱論壇Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
2 m& o! y9 T1 N2 T$ I: o" [ r* \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAre you Chinese? <-- adjective, `6 L- P. c! \) d$ y! @
' b. z) |7 s# bSince 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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