老佛爺
See also: 老佛爷
Chinese edit
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
Buddha | ||
---|---|---|---|
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