"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. # f& h! U3 w, C e; s% ]3 y. N- @* f
* V; j6 ~. x8 C9 U: L& qi.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written公仔箱論壇, x9 D& U$ O" m8 I; i: b F
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken
! j/ |; y/ j; ~$ x3 j: K2 g5 g公仔箱論壇Are you Chinese? <-- adjectivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. z* k) S1 I; ]# n( I, ^- c8 Z
& V! P' e$ Y# D+ B$ |0 J2 j/ Ytvb 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.  |
發表於 2012-12-17 03:33 AM
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