"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. TVBNOW 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。5 u, x9 _8 u( l1 K0 b/ o) |
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
7 j' X, Q' f: b% j% p, x公仔箱論壇Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
" [) S& J7 \4 J( J8 W3 k7 M$ oAre you Chinese? <-- adjective
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4 P8 X7 a# e- f/ O1 b8 Q% bSince 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.  |