下西洋 in English xia4 Xi1 yang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • 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)

Simplified Characters

下 西 洋

Traditional Characters

下 西 洋

Pinyin

xia4 Xi1 yang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

下xia4down 西xi1the West 洋yang2ocean