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佛爷
佛爺
Fóye
1. Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni [[釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼<Shìjiāmóuní>]])
2. His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee)
3. Buddha
4. God
5. emperor
6. in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi [[慈禧太后<Cíxǐtàihòu>]]
Noun

Character Breakdown

佛
fú
Buddha; Buddhist
HSK 5 7 丶
爷
yé
grandfather, old man
HSK 3 6 丶

Compound Words (1)

老佛爷
Lǎofóyé
title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father

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Chinese