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佛爺

Fóye

ㄈㄛˊ ˙ㄧㄝ

Simplified 佛爷

  1. 1Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
  2. 2His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee)
  3. 3Buddha
  4. 4God
  5. 5emperor
  6. 6in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]

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