老佛爺 lǎo fó yé

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
佛 fó
HSK 5
Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Jap.)
爺 yé father, grandfather