"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.com8 z6 Q$ Z8 n- a9 e1 @$ {
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
]+ y: s: e; hDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
/ \# \$ S2 o- I* Q3 q% zAre you Chinese? <-- adjective
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: e5 T% W1 O( {公仔箱論壇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.  |