无厘头

wú lí tóu

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1. silly talk or \mo lei tau\ (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century

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Child Words of 无厘头

• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 头 头 tóu: head
• 厘 厘 lí: Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀[āi]