阀 (閥)

  1. noun a powerful and influential family
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '閥'; Guoyu '閥' n 3; Kroll 2015 '閥' 1a, p. 104; Unihan '閥')
  2. noun the left column outside the home of an important family
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '閥' 1, p. 104)
  3. noun a valve
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '閥'; Guoyu '閥' n 4)
  4. noun merit; achievement
    Domain: Literary Chinese 现文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '閥' n 1)
  5. noun family status
    Domain: Literary Chinese 现文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '閥' n 2)

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北洋军阀皖系军阀桂系军阀

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