老佛爷

Traditional: 老佛爺

Lǎo fó yé

Dictionary entry

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

What does 老佛爷 mean?

老佛爷 (Lǎo fó yé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father

2nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]

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老lǎoprefix 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 · old (of people)佛FóBuddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])爷yégrandpa · old gentleman

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老佛爷

Lǎo fó yé

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