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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 佛爷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
佛爷 fó ye - Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
- His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee)
- Buddha
- God
- emperor
- in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 73,258 53,636 36,085

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2])
- seemingly
- (female) head ornament
- variant of 彿|佛[fu2]
- grandpa
- old gentleman

Other Words Containing 佛爷

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
老佛爷 - - 64,880 37,227 20,589
佛爷 - - 73,258 53,636 36,085