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北洋軍

简北洋军 · 繁北洋軍

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
軍: Look up this written character
军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

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3–2–1 · Bei3 yang2 jun1

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