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無厘頭

mou4 lei4 tau4

wu2 li2 tou2

[1] illogical; not making sense; nonsensical [2] uninformed; ignorant [3] a type of humor which arises from the complex interplay of cultural subtleties significant in HK. NOTE: Sometimes erroneously written as "無裡頭"

Level: 3

無厘頭 / 无厘头

無 mou4 wu2 - not; negative; don't have
厘 lei4 cin4 chan2 li2 - thousandth part of tael
頭 tau4 tau4*2 tou2 {tou5} - head

This word was added by bybell on 8th Apr 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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