Chinese–English

下西洋

xià Xī yáng · xia xi yang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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