"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9 e2 M! K9 ?8 f( d( E, B
& t$ n; V' L& x# Z* I. r) ^/ U! H公仔箱論壇i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
+ U5 B( F$ ^: A1 k; E5.39.217.76Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
; _4 |) R9 ?% P3 S5.39.217.76Are you Chinese? <-- adjective e$ @* u6 p, o5 }- p) J- B$ h3 x* r: M
8 M' n3 ~5 [( d* U; Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince 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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