Simu Liu Had Some Strong Words For Ethan Hawke's Mandarin Pronunciation In "Moon Knight"

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"Alright Arthur Harrow needs to fire his Mandarin teacher."

Though he grew up in Ontario, Canada, Simu was born in Harbin, China, and speaks fluent Mandarin.

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So, safe to say Simu is definitely an authority on accurate Mandarin pronunciation and its portrayal in Hollywood.

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Well, the other day Simu had some strong words for the Disney+ series, Moon Knight, which stars Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, F. Murray Abraham, and the late Gaspard Ulliel.

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On Twitter, Simu wrote: "Alright Arthur Harrow needs to fire his Mandarin teacher" after the latest episode showed Ethan Hawke’s character, Arthur, speaking Mandarin.

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As the Los Angeles Times points out, the exchange is not subtitled. The closed captioning only says they are "speaking in Mandarin," meaning there's no translation for non-Mandarin speakers.

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