"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.com0 F" k1 _: D* G1 q: V' m
$ A& F3 B% O( w: ?* A8 QTVBNOW 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。i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- writtentvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- \2 l+ v/ a( N* M
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken- S1 x+ I8 c. b# ~1 t7 v6 T0 C( f
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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* p4 K t8 f7 n3 ]- g8 mSince 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.  |
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