| 直皖战争 |
Zhí Wǎn zhàn zhēng |
war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government |
| 直 |
Zhí |
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 直 |
zhí |
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters |
| 皖 |
Wǎn |
short name for Anhui Province 安徽省 |
| 战 |
zhàn |
to fight / fight / war / battle |
| 战争 |
zhàn zhēng |
war; conflict / CL:场,次 |
| 争 |
zhēng |
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary) |