無厘頭 wú lí tóu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
厘 lí manage, control; thousandth part of tael
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss