老佛爷

lǎo fó yé

Definitionen

1. title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father
2. nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[cí xǐ tài hòu]

Bestandteilwörter von 老佛爷

• 佛 fú: seemingly
• 佛爷 fó ye: Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[shì jiā móu ní])
• 爷 yé: grandpa
• 老 lǎo: prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity