老佛爷

lǎo fó yé

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 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