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北洋政府

Mandarin · pinyin Běi yáng zhèng fǔ

the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋軍閥 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
政: zhèng · government, political affairs
府: fǔ · prefecture; prefect; government

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3–2–4–3 · Bei3 yang2 zheng4 fu3

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(historical) Beiyang government

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