| 1 | 军阀 | 軍閥 | jūn fá | jun1 fa2 | military clique; junta; warlord | | |
| 2 | 节流阀 | 節流閥 | jié liú fá | jie2 liu2 fa2 | a throttle | | |
| 3 | 直系军阀 | 直係軍閥 | zhí xì jūn fá | Zhi2 xi4 jun1 fa2 | the Zhili faction of the Northern Warlords | | |
| 4 | 吸入阀 | 吸入閥 | xī rù fá | xi1 ru4 fa2 | suction valve | | |
| 5 | 皖系军阀 | 皖系軍閥 | wǎn xì jūn fá | Wan3 xi4 jun1 fa2 | Anhui faction of Northern Warlords 1911-c.1929 | | |
| 6 | 筒阀 | 筒閥 | tǒng fá | tong3 fa2 | a sleeve valve | | |
| 7 | 汽阀 | 汽閥 | qì fá | qi4 fa2 | steam valve | | |
| 8 | 门阀 | 門閥 | mén fá | men2 fa2 | rich and powerful family | | |
| 9 | 军阀混战 | 軍閥混戰 | jūn fá hùn zhàn | jun1 fa2 hun4 zhan4 | incessant fighting between warlords | | |
| 10 | 军阀割据 | 軍閥割據 | jūn fá gē jù | jun1 fa2 ge1 ju4 | carving up of a country by warlords (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 安全阀 | 安全閥 | ān quán fá | an1 quan2 fa2 | safety valve | | |
| 12 | 桂系军阀 | 桂系軍閥 | guì xì jūn fá | Gui4 xi4 jun1 fa2 | Guangxi warlord faction, from 1911-1930 | | |
| 13 | 奉系军阀 | 奉系軍閥 | fèng xì jūn fá | Feng4 xi4 jun1 fa2 | Fengtian clique (of northern warlords) | | |
| 14 | 阀芯 | 閥芯 | fá xīn | fa2 xin1 | valve stem | | |
| 15 | 阀门 | 閥門 | fá mén | fa2 men2 | valve (mechanical) | | |
| 16 | 阀 | 閥 | fá | fa2 | powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve | | |
| 17 | 顶阀 | 頂閥 | dǐng fá | ding3 fa2 | top valve; head valve | | |
| 18 | 底阀 | 底閥 | dǐ fá | di3 fa2 | bottom valve; foot valve | | |
| 19 | 财阀 | 財閥 | cái fá | cai2 fa2 | plutocracy; monopolistic corporation, esp. prewar Japanese zaibatsu; Korean chaebol; plutocrat; tycoon; oligarch; financial magnate | | |
| 20 | 北洋军阀 | 北洋軍閥 | běi yáng jūn fá | Bei3 yang2 Jun1 fa2 | the Northern Warlords (1912-1927) | | |