老佛爷

lǎo fó yé

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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]

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Child Words of 老佛爷

• 佛 佛 fó: Buddha
• 佛 佛 fú: seemingly
• 佛爷 佛爷 fó ye: Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[shì jiā móu ní])
• 爷 爷 yé: grandpa
• 老 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