军阀

Traditional form:

軍閥

Pinyin (reading):

jūnfá

Definitions:

• military clique
• junta
• warlord

Characters:

• 军 - army, military; soldiers, troops
• 阀 - clique, valve; a powerful and influential group

Traditional characters:

• 軍 - army, military; soldiers, troops
• 閥 - clique, valve; a powerful and influential group