老佛爺 lǎo fó yé

nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后cí xǐ tài hòu

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后cí xǐ tài hòu
  2. 2. title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
佛 fó HSK 5
seemingly; (female) head ornament; variant of 彿fú
爺 yé
grandpa; old gentleman