"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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+ m& R9 P- r# |4 _9 X, y9 a公仔箱論壇i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written公仔箱論壇8 u- A8 A5 R6 y4 _2 ~0 S* W
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken5.39.217.76; u* h) W! P0 z4 d
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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u9 G1 N6 d- w" X5 X7 {5.39.217.76Since 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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