老佛爷 in English Lao3 fo2 ye2 Meaning

Meanings

  • title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father
  • nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]

Simplified Characters

老 佛 爷

Traditional Characters

老 佛 爺

Pinyin

Lao3 fo2 ye2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix 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 佛fu2Buddha 爷ye2grandpa