你好 Mr. Siao! (NI HAO, Mr Siao!) (

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

for “Good Day, Mr Siao”) showing adult students from different ethnics in Malaysia learning Mandarin in a classroom setting. This locally produced series shows how non-Chinese and non-Mandarin-speaking Chinese learn Mandarin with hilarious outcomes. The series premiered on 15 April 2009, airing every Wednesday at 9:00pm on ntv7. A 2 CNY special episodes was aired during Chinese New Year 2010. The second season was premiered on 7 April 2010, acquiring its previous slot. This drama series mimics a British drama series named Mind Your English in 1978.

Synopsis

The owner of Dream Big International, Mr. Robert Toh is looking to expand his business and is aiming to the China market. He needs his “diamond-ranking” and “pearl-ranking” leaders to train and guide the China distributors and agents but most of them are not well-versed in Mandarin. So he gets a Mandarin lecturer to teach this selected group proper Mandarin.

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''in order of appearance''
Auguste Kwan Teik Hooi

Kee Thuan Chye Kee Thuan Chye (born 25 May 1954) is a Malaysian actor, dramatist, poet and journalist. Acting in theatre, films, and on television for more than 40 years, he continues to do so. In 1981, Kee co-founded the theatre group, KAMI, in Kuala Lumpur ...

Soo Wincci
Loo Aye Keng
Elvanna Raine
Steve Yap
Ling Tang
Tony Ong
Alvin Wong
Baki Zainal
Chai Jen
Ramasundran Rengan
Cindy Chen

Special Appearances

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mr. Siao Chinese-language drama television series in Malaysia Malaysian comedy television series 2009 Malaysian television series debuts 2010 Malaysian television series endings 2000s Malaysian television series 2010s Malaysian television series