tuán​liàn

local militia

Senses

团练/ 團練 tuán​liàn local militia

(literary) A local militia or volunteer defense force formed by gentry and landowners, common from the Song Dynasty to the early Republic era, primarily used to suppress peasant uprisings

团练/ 團練 tuán​liàn to organize for military training

(literary) To organize people and conduct military training for defense purposes.

团练/ 團練 tuán​liàn militia leader

(literary) The head or chief of a local militia group

References

classifier 团练/團練 个/個
see 团丁/團丁 团练/團練