"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. % J; S0 _7 ^& E _! p0 I5 G
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Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
+ ]6 C, w" E6 ?( c) R6 w) ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAre you Chinese? <-- adjective
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# d: _0 ~" f3 X9 ]www3.tvboxnow.comSince 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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