Lei (garland) Lei (garland) Lei () is a garland or wreath. More loosely defined, a lei is any series of objects strung together with the intent to be worn. The most popular concept of a "lei" in Hawaiian culture is a wreath of flowers presented upon arriving or leaving as a symbol of affection. This concept was popularized through tourism between the Hawaiian Islands and the continental United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. Children and sweethearts are poetically referred to as "lei" and many ancient and modern songs and chants refer to this imagery. A lei can be given to
Mo lei tau referred to the genre as "Silly Talk", a label that Chow was happy to accept. "Mo lei tau" (Jyutping: mou4 lei4 tau4) is a Cantonese term which may be loosely translated as "with no source", but is generally used to mean "makes no sense". The original phrase was "mo lei tau gau" (無厘頭尻) which literally means "cannot differentiate between head and tail". However, in Cantonese the word (Jyutping: haau1/ commonly mispronounced as "gau1") that means end of spine is often mispronounced as a vulgar word 𨳊 for penis. To avoid saying the word "gau", the phrase is cut to "mou