北洋军阀

Traditional form:

北洋軍閥

Pinyin (reading):

Běiyáng Jūnfá

Definitions:

• the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)

Characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign
• 军 - army, military; soldiers, troops
• 阀 - clique, valve; a powerful and influential group

Traditional characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign
• 軍 - army, military; soldiers, troops
• 閥 - clique, valve; a powerful and influential group