北洋軍 běi yáng jūn

DEFINITIONS

  1. 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

CHARACTERS

北 běi north; northern; northward
洋 yáng ocean, sea; foreign; western
軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops