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北洋军阀

běi yáng jūn fá

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Definitions

  1. 1. the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)

Child Words of 北洋军阀

军阀
jūn fá

military clique

北
běi

north

洋
yáng

ocean

军
jūn

(bound form) army

阀
fá

powerful individual, family or group

北洋军
běi yáng jūn

north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution

北洋
běi yáng

the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong