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人肉搜索

rén ròu sōu suǒdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing)
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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-a45cb4fe7673ab98. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

人肉搜索 人肉搜索 [ren2 rou4 sou1 suo3] /to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing)/

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  • 人
  • 肉
    ròu

    meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130

  • 搜
    sōu

    to search / (bound form) to collect / to gather

  • 索
    suǒ

    to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated

    Suǒ

    surname Suo / abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suǒ mǎ lǐ], Somalia

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