"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. 8 b' j: H$ s1 A
www3.tvboxnow.com& U' R/ g* S, C/ n' m
i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written# Z& ~& t7 V1 r8 w0 t
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
! m( \, S, E% O$ u) n' F2 D2 J# l公仔箱論壇Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
/ ?3 W" b: y; X5 E5 U+ v3 Mwww3.tvboxnow.comtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 K7 J0 ^! x: U
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.  |
發表於 2012-12-17 03:33 AM
| 
