"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. * `" p$ L8 I! Q2 G' n- y
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written; n; |# H* d6 N( L2 Q k
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken公仔箱論壇/ f; i1 ^8 U2 [2 v
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective3 n$ b4 x, V5 q J$ S P0 {
' f! q1 Z) }9 j( y8 K1 r1 |2 Qwww2.tvboxnow.comSince 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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