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to sail west (from China) (used in reference to the 15th century voyages of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[] to regions bordering the Indian Ocean)Sources & editorial notes
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Original source entry:
下西洋 下西洋 [xia4 Xi1 yang2] /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)/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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