元芳，你怎麼看

Chinese

		(Li) Yuanfang		you	how; how come; why	to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
trad. (元芳，你怎麼看)		元芳	，	你	怎麼	看
simp. (元芳，你怎么看)		元芳	，	你	怎么	看
Literally: “Yuanfang, what's your opinion?”.

Etymology

A catchphrase from the television series Amazing Detective Di Renjie, where the main detective character often used this phrase when asking Li Yuanfang, his assistant, for opinion when cracking a mysterious crime or conspiracy.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yuánfāng, nǐ zěnme kàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤ , ㄋㄧˇ ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄎㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yuánfāng, nǐ zěnme kàn [Phonetic: yuánfāng,nízěnmekàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤ , ㄋㄧˇ ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄎㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yuánfang, nǐ zěnme̊ kàn
    • Wade–Giles: Yüan²-fang¹, ni³ tsên³-mê⁵ kʻan⁴
    • Yale: Ywán-fāng-, nǐ dzěn-me kàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuanfang, nii tzeen.me kann
    • Palladius: Юаньфан, ни цзэньмэ кань (Juanʹfan, ni czɛnʹmɛ kanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ kʰän⁵¹/

Phrase

元芳，你怎麼看

1. (neologism, slang, humorous) A phrase for soliciting another person's opinion, especially on a matter that one finds suspicious or questionable.