"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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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- writtentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 a7 r! @0 ?) u5 i! V9 D5 D+ s: b
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
9 m6 R( C. M/ w1 i: wTVBNOW 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。Are you Chinese? <-- adjective5 l: T* R/ S" t; |: M8 J
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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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