下西洋

xià Xī yáng

Dictionary entry

to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean)

What does 下西洋 mean?

下西洋 (xià Xī yáng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean)

Character breakdown

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下xiàdown · downwards 西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]洋yángocean · vast

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xià Xī yáng

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