老佛爺
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See also: 老佛爷
Chinese[edit]
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
Buddha | ||
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trad. (老佛爺) | 老 | 佛爺 | |
simp. (老佛爷) | 老 | 佛爷 | |
Literally: “Venerable Lord Buddha”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
老佛爺
- (archaic) A term of address and title for an empress dowager, queen dowager, empress mother, queen mother, or the like.
- (Buddhism, informal) Buddha
Proper noun[edit]
老佛爺
- (late Qing) A title of respect for Empress Dowager Cixi.
Etymology 2[edit]
Phono-semantic matching of French Lafayette.
Proper noun[edit]
老佛爺
- (usually used in compounds) Lafayette; La Fayette
- 老佛爺大街/老佛爷大街 ― Lǎofóyé Dàjiē ― Rue La Fayette
- 老佛爺百货/老佛爷百货 ― Lǎofóyé Bǎihuò ― Galeries Lafayette
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