"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.com( C- _( i/ q1 F: y3 c* e
6 w; l- F' R' b5 zi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written
, T9 x; w, ]- U5 ZDo you speak Chinese? <-- spoken, Q' {) X1 B% z! l! o( w
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective, B- e( y1 i+ U0 f
6 G& z3 x) m2 H: y4 H) rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince 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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