jūn fá
military clique
junta
warlord
fá
powerful individual, family or group
clique
(loanword) valve
běi yáng jūn fá
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)
jūn fá hùn zhàn
incessant fighting between warlords
cái fá
plutocracy
monopolistic corporation, esp. prewar Japanese zaibatsu
Korean chaebol
plutocrat
tycoon
oligarch
financial magnate
Fèng xì jūn fá
Fengtian clique (of northern warlords)
Zhí xì jūn fá
the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords
Guì xì jūn fá
Guangxi warlord faction, from 1911-1930
Wǎn xì jūn fá
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929
Běi yáng Jūn fá
the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)