"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 0 C- I2 U# x G* n
+ a) P7 U' h/ b# V7 V/ ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
: d3 v4 N8 q4 K8 y/ G+ ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
$ S) M9 ]& }0 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAre you Chinese? <-- adjective
( e; j e! p" [% Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76! x6 J2 H7 s. w* c
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.  |
發表於 2012-12-17 03:33 AM
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