"Chinese" can mean the written OR the spoken language. It can also be used to describe people who are born of this descent. TVBNOW 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。3 ~2 b& g7 r- k% U9 B' o
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i.e. Can you read Chinese? <-- written7 H' d' p! P | O+ ~$ s5 c4 q0 |) n" N
Do you speak Chinese? <-- spoken8 e# f: r& h3 A- N0 ~
Are you Chinese? <-- adjective
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5 o5 Z. q$ q# o0 ntvboxnow.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.  |