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扬帆远航

yáng fān yuǎn hángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to set sail on a voyage to a distant place / (fig.) to undertake a great mission
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-66cfc9584b432f40. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

揚帆遠航 扬帆远航 [yang2 fan1 yuan3 hang2] /to set sail on a voyage to a distant place/(fig.) to undertake a great mission/

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Other forms in these source records: 揚帆遠航

  • 扬
    yáng

    to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate

    Yáng

    abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yáng zhōu] in Jiangsu / surname Yang

  • 帆
    fān

    sail / Taiwan pr. [fán], except 帆布[fān bù] canvas / to gallop / Taiwan pr. [fán]

  • 远
    yuǎn

    far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)

    yuàn

    to distance oneself from (classical)

  • 航
    háng

    boat / ship / craft / to navigate / to sail / to fly

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