| 北洋政府 |
Běi yáng zhèng fǔ |
the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911 |
| 北 |
běi |
north / (classical) to be defeated |
| 北洋 |
Běi yáng |
the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong |
| 洋 |
yáng |
ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin |
| 政 |
zhèng |
political / politics / government |
| 政府 |
zhèng fǔ |
government / CL:个 |
| 府 |
fǔ |
seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) |