阀閥

meaning for 阀 fá:

• - powerful individual, family or group
• - clique
• - (loanword) valvemilitary clique
• - junta
• - warlordthe Northern Warlords (1912-1927)valve (mechanical)rich and powerful familyplutocracy
• - monopolistic corporation, esp. prewar Japanese zaibatsu
• - Korean chaebol
• - plutocrat
• - tycoon
• - oligarch
• - financial magnate