捻軍 niǎn jūn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south

CHARACTERS

捻 niǎn to twist or nip with the fingers
軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops