马家军 Traditional form: 馬家軍 Pinyin (reading): Mǎjiājūn Definitions: the Ma clique of warlords in Gansu and Ningxia during the 1930s and 1940s Characters: 马 - horse; surname 家 - house, home, residence; family 军 - army, military; soldiers, troops Traditional characters: 馬 - horse; surname 家 - house, home, residence; family 軍 - army, military; soldiers, troops