"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 公仔箱論壇. y/ U# E4 j5 R8 _
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written: n8 ]' R- [; p! E3 ]9 l6 p
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spokentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 j3 L0 h5 V; w# }
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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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