"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* e& x; n! w/ w1 G) T3 b: }
! U6 ^9 \- c# |- T公仔箱論壇i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
' `$ ^& z/ O9 r* v; {Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken+ j4 i# @0 f' Y2 p0 U
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
0 J- n+ }' J* r( f5 \公仔箱論壇
7 F4 W) m- r3 A4 w! N6 r" B9 STVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。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.  |