无厘头(wú lí tóu)

3 charactersTrad. 無釐頭

silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor…

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Word information

Pinyin
wú lí tóu
Meaning
silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
HSK level
Characters
3
Traditional
無釐頭

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