"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent.
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, l0 h1 L! y' T; b( s* N7 vi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written1 _8 _+ X9 Q) E( ^
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
2 k" x+ v" T& f) v公仔箱論壇Are you Chinese? <-- adjective公仔箱論壇6 p6 k) D G- Y2 v" R& _$ h, ~
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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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