分巡兵备道

fēn xún bīng bèi dào

(Qing dynasty) provincial surveillance and defense commission

分

fēn

to divide; to separate

巡

xún

variant of 巡[xun2]

兵

bīng

soldiers

备

bèi

(bound form) to prepare; to equip

道

dào

road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])