"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent.
$ d# C1 L4 f4 F9 e2 q8 S公仔箱論壇
5 U" g0 n5 y2 Y" B, d. a( H公仔箱論壇i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written/ S3 n z+ ~( q; m4 [: B
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
* V3 v/ @; ^/ MAre you Chinese? <-- adjectivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 Z% O: }, o+ ~. K% r. ?
* u7 b6 r8 p8 }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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