"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. os.tvboxnow.com: S" r, u) P) M {7 w. x
9 m- J; H: u* h+ w1 U3 C$ \公仔箱論壇i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
, _7 b+ L/ H, j! c0 j$ F& N( _Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken. ` L" o+ e4 P# Q& j9 u) p
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective公仔箱論壇: w: D; O" W5 n. M7 X! X
* C/ T0 {. O* T公仔箱論壇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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