| 北洋军阀 |
Běi yáng Jūn fá |
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927) |
| 北 |
běi |
north / (classical) to be defeated |
| 北洋 |
Běi yáng |
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong |
| 北洋军 |
Běi yáng jūn |
north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution |
| 洋 |
yáng |
ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin |
| 军 |
jūn |
(bound form) army / military |
| 军阀 |
jūn fá |
military clique / junta / warlord |
| 阀 |
fá |
powerful individual, family or group / clique / (loanword) valve |