无厘头

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

CEDICT

cantonese

Entry Composition

1 无 wú
  1. not to have
  2. no
  3. none
  4. not
  5. to lack
  6. un-
  7. -less
=2 厘 lí variant of 厘 lí
=2 厘 lí
  1. one hundredth
  2. centi-
=3 头 tóu
  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock

classifier: 個
=3 头 tou suffix for nouns