下西洋

xiàXīyáng

to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 郑和 (Zhèng Hé) to regions bordering the Indian Ocean)

Meaning

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  1. to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 郑和 Zhèng Hé to regions bordering the Indian Ocean)

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