"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 公仔箱論壇. C0 [( C. T% ~0 M
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- writtentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 E. a) G7 _* j) q, E! O/ [
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
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* V0 w. I& c0 B, I4 ]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.  |
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