老佛爺 [－－爷]

Jyutping lou5 fat6 je4
Pinyin lǎo fó ye

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, archaic
    A term of address and title for an empress dowager, queen dowager, empress mother, queen mother, or the like.
    • 奴才給老佛爺請安。
      奴才给老佛爷请安。
      nú cái gěi lǎo fó yé qǐn gān ．
      We [do hereby] pay respect to Your Majesty.
  2. noun, informal
    Buddha
  3. name
    A title of respect for Empress Dowager Cixi.
  4. name, used in compounds, usually
    Lafayette; La Fayette
    (syn.) 拉法叶, 拉法葉
    • 老佛爺大街
      老佛爷大街
      lǎo fó yé dà jiē
      Rue La Fayette
    • 老佛爺百货
      老佛爷百货
      lǎo fó yé bǎi huò
      Galeries Lafayette

老佛爺 [－－爷]

Jyutping lou5 fat6 je4
Pinyin lǎo fó yé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    對​皇太后​嘅​敬​稱​，​特別​係​晚清​慈禧太后​嘅​尊​稱
    a title of respect for an empress dowager, particularly for Empress Dowager Cixi in late Qing; literally: Venerable Lord Buddha
  2. 名詞、專名
    法國​一間​百貨​公司​嘅​音​譯
    Galeries Lafayette
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, archaic
    A term of address and title for an empress dowager, queen dowager, empress mother, queen mother, or the like.
    • 奴才給老佛爺請安。
      奴才给老佛爷请安。
      nú cái gěi lǎo fó yé qǐn gān ．
      We [do hereby] pay respect to Your Majesty.
  2. noun, informal
    Buddha
  3. name
    A title of respect for Empress Dowager Cixi.
  4. name, used in compounds, usually
    Lafayette; La Fayette
    (syn.) 拉法叶, 拉法葉
    • 老佛爺大街
      老佛爷大街
      lǎo fó yé dà jiē
      Rue La Fayette
    • 老佛爺百货
      老佛爷百货
      lǎo fó yé bǎi huò
      Galeries Lafayette
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    奴才给老佛爷请安。
    奴才給老佛爺請安。
    nú cái gěi lǎo fó yé qǐn gān ．
    • We [do hereby] pay respect to Your Majesty.
  2. Mandarin
    老佛爷大街
    老佛爺大街
    lǎo fó yé dà jiē
    • Rue La Fayette
  3. Mandarin
    老佛爷百货
    老佛爺百货
    lǎo fó yé bǎi huò
    • Galeries Lafayette