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微服私访

wēi fú sī fǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to mingle with the people incognito
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1061501e255f2443. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

微服私訪 微服私访 [wei1 fu2 si1 fang3] /to mingle with the people incognito/

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Other forms in these source records: 微服私訪

  • 微
    wēi

    tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wéi]

    Wēi

    surname Wei / ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing / Taiwan pr. [Wéi]

  • 服
    fú

    clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes

    fù

    classifier for medicine: dose / Taiwan pr. [fú]

  • 私
    sī

    (bound form) personal / private / (bound form) selfish / (bound form) clandestine / (bound form) illicit / (Internet slang) to send a private message to sb

  • 访
    fǎng

    (bound form) to seek by inquiry / (bound form) to visit / to call on

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.