"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 公仔箱論壇4 n C2 z9 W0 s' D! n% H) }& L9 q
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written8 d% D$ b' s7 _" f% W# ~# ]
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4 K) }' f/ q8 S7 G0 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.  |
發表於 2012-12-17 03:33 AM
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