我的身材很曼妙 (My Figure Is Very Graceful)
wǒ de shēn cái hěn màn miào
What it means
A Taobao Q&A answer that went viral. Someone asked 'Does this show hip width?' and the reply was 'I don't know, my figure is very graceful.' It became the ultimate confidently unhelpful response.
The deeper story
The most useless answer to a question — delivered with perfect confidence.
What happened
On a Taobao product page, a shopper asked: "请问显胯宽吗?" (Does this show hip width?). Another user replied:
"不知道,我的身材很曼妙。" "I don't know, my figure is very graceful."
The answer provides zero useful information. It's self-absorbed, irrelevant, and delivered with absolute certainty. The internet loved it immediately.
The template
"不知道,我的XX很曼妙" became a universal response format:
Related slang
How to use it
Use "我的身材很曼妙" (or the template "不知道,我的XX很曼妙") whenever you want to gracefully dodge a question. It's the polite way to say "mind your own business" — wrapped in a compliment to yourself.
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