"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 4 ~% Z$ f' ~: j; P6 @# b9 y3 R7 N
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
! @* l( T8 L8 Z: q9 ^0 RDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken. v5 i& f6 `4 o+ ~+ l: B; b$ r
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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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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