"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: p3 y* ^1 l2 L$ `' D: c8 ~* s% f8 ?8 m
+ [9 i* n. Z& yTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- writtenTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- [; b- d. ?3 T) a/ G
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken) F# ?4 V) K9 q
Are you Chinese? <-- adjectivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 B2 W1 x1 r; [7 c0 E" l( |
) w* |+ l7 c- K8 n6 c" HSince 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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