wú​lí​tóu

nonsensical

  • created reference approved 无厘头/無厘頭 → 无厘头/無釐頭 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无厘头 / 無厘頭 wú​lí​tóu

    无厘头 / 無釐頭 wú​lí​tóu

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 无厘头/無釐頭 · wú​lí​tóu · nonsensical — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无厘头 / 無釐頭

    wú​lí​tóu

    nonsensical

    absurd; illogical; without rhyme or reason; (of humor) random or nonsensical

    無厘頭

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 厘 (literal) → 厘/釐 · lí · to regulate 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · top

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 无厘头/無釐頭 · wú​lí​tóu · nonsense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无厘头 / 無釐頭

    wú​lí​tóu

    nonsense

    nonsense; slapstick; a genre of humor, specifically associated with Hong Kong or Cantonese comedy, that features nonsensical dialogue and action

    無厘頭

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 厘 (literal) → 厘/釐 · lí · to regulate 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · top

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense