"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 0 R( J+ e& J O) N
* N4 ?/ A2 V6 X% [i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
* _# b& ^9 P' {Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken: L9 v( X0 w1 n3 Q' }
Are you Chinese? <-- adjectivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 D' R1 \5 o/ F) a( c
" O2 [3 ^+ C l* R& F8 Uwww.tvboxnow.comSince 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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