"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb s F2 D" I8 ^8 U/ n
) h M1 V v* W$ j1 Y# Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
. n) R8 L9 y+ W! Zos.tvboxnow.comDo you speak Chinese? <-- spokentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 T/ B# z& s+ f
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective5 _ c! r/ f# @" U
2 ^' u5 X, k9 l/ I& p5 L6 LSince 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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