wēi

literary
historical

Meaning of 微服

微服 means to travel incognito; to wear plain clothes to conceal one's identity (said of royalty or officials). Pronounced wēi fú.

  • to travel incognito; to wear plain clothes to conceal one's identity (said of royalty or officials)

Definitions & Examples

Kāng
huáng
céng
duō
wēi
fǎng访
 
liǎo
jiě
mín
jiān
 

Emperor Kangxi traveled incognito many times to understand the hardships of the common people.

wēi
chū
xún
 
shēn
shì
jǐng
chá
mín
qíng
 

He toured incognito, going deep into the marketplace to observe the conditions of the people.

Zhè
wèi
gāo
guān
wēi
qián
wǎng
zāi
 
méi
yǒu
jīng
dòng
fāng
guān
yuán
 

This high-ranking official went to the disaster area in plain clothes without alerting local officials.