直皖战争

zhí wǎn zhàn zhēng

war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government

直

zhí

straight

皖

wǎn

short name for Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]

战

zhàn

to fight

争

zhēng

to strive for