"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 7 |( B; s8 t9 k9 ?6 }, C
! k- E6 y1 M2 I9 C& y2 h" B( ci.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written公仔箱論壇" k( _' j W. Y# P
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
1 D9 `& z8 `6 }) f5.39.217.76Are you Chinese? <-- adjective2 n3 g& x+ n- a# k
: ]. ^) G* K# Y3 k/ i: kSince 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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