皖系军阀

Traditional form:

皖系軍閥

Pinyin (reading):

Wǎnxìjūnfá

Definitions:

• Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929

Characters:

• 皖 - Anhui province
• 系 - system; line, link, connection
• 军 - army, military; soldiers, troops
• 阀 - clique, valve; a powerful and influential group

Traditional characters:

• 皖 - Anhui province
• 系 - system; line, link, connection
• 軍 - army, military; soldiers, troops
• 閥 - clique, valve; a powerful and influential group