created sense approved 下西洋 · xiàxīyáng · to sail west — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
下西洋
xiàxīyáng
to sail west
to sail west from China; specifically refers to the 15th-century maritime expeditions led by [[郑和|鄭和|zheng4 he2]] to the Indian Ocean and beyond
下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend 西洋 (literal) → 西洋 · xīyáng · Indian Ocean region
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