Meaning:

“也是”means “also,” “蛮”means quite, pretty, “拼” means hard-working, “的” is an auxiliary word. The phrase is often used in Taiwan and is now getting popular among Chinese mainland netizens. It is used to comment on a person’s bizarre or astonishing behavior, which draws public attention.

Example:

A: 现在有的明星为了吸引公众注意力不惜做出一些奇怪的举动。

Xiànzài yǒude míngxīng wèile xīyǐn gōngzhòng zhùyìlì bùxī zuòchū yīxiē qíguài de jǔdòng.

Recently, some stars have been acting strangely to draw public attention.

B: 哦？举个例子。

ó? Jǔ gè lìzǐ.

Oh? Give me an example.

A: 例子太多啦。就拿蔡依林最近出的专辑来说吧。她在MV里面居然全裸出境，只在关键部位打上马赛克。

Lìzǐ tàiduō lā.Jiùná Càiyīlín zuìjìn chū de zhuānjí lái shuō ba. Tā zài MV lǐmiàn jūrán quánluǒ chūjìng, zhǐzài guānjiàn bùwèi dǎshàng mǎsàikè.

There are too many examples. Just take Jolin Tsai’s recent album as an example. She is naked in the music video, only pixelating the naughty bits.

B: 哇，听你这么一说她也是蛮拼的。

Wà，tīng nǐ zhème yīshuō tā yěshì mánpīnde.

Wow, she is really something.

A: 但是很多“脱了” 的明星也没被大家记住。

Dànshì hěnduō “tuōle” de míngxīng yě méi bèi dàjiā jìzhù.

But many naked stars are forgotten the next day.