Marvel turned Mandarin into 'gibberish.' Even one of its stars called it out

'Moon Knight' starring Oscar Isaac is the latest Marvel show to have mutilated an Asian language. Photo: Handout

Arthur Harrow wants his followers to speak three languages. He might want to find a new Mandarin teacher first.

The Moon Knight villain (played by Ethan Hawke) has a brief conversation in Mandarin with one of his followers in the second episode of the Marvel Studios series, and viewers familiar with Mandarin are criticising the scene for butchering the language and calling it "gibberish" on social media.