"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. www2.tvboxnow.com3 S+ b, o! W; I6 G* X. T
- e b9 [ W! N- W. Z8 X; a' Fi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
. k8 A5 @: x* Bwww2.tvboxnow.comDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken公仔箱論壇, o8 k. `! ~# J; i4 e9 Q
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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