佛爷 in English Fo2 ye5 Meaning

Meanings

  • Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
  • His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee)
  • Buddha
  • God
  • emperor
  • in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]

Simplified Characters

佛 爷

Traditional Characters

佛 爺

Pinyin

Fo2 ye5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

佛fu2Buddha 爷ye2grandpa