"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. www.tvboxnow.com! J9 z- }, {- S) g! G
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- writtentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 X) Q' ]6 k6 ^ Q& W+ z
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spokenTVBNOW 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。* l& V4 s- J6 v9 V& |! W
Are you Chinese? <-- adjectiveTVBNOW 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。# |& h7 j, Q" O7 [' \0 g0 y1 D
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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.  |
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