北洋系 Traditional form: 北洋系 Pinyin (reading): Běiyángxì Definitions: Beiyang faction of Northern Warlords Characters: 北 - north; northern; northward 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign 系 - system; line, link, connection Traditional characters: 北 - north; northern; northward 洋 - sea, ocean; western, foreign 系 - system; line, link, connection