佛爷

1. • Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 释迦牟尼 shìjiāmóuní)
2. • His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee)
3. • Buddha
4. • God
5. • emperor
6. • in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后 cíxǐtàihòu

Character by character

• 佛(fó)Buddha
• 爷(ye)grandpa