佛祖
Fó zǔ
Pinyin

Definition

佛祖
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Fó zǔ
  1. Buddha
  2. founder of a buddhist sect

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

仿佛
fǎng fú
  1. 1 variant: 仿佛 fǎng fú
佛
Fó
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 Buddhism
佛山
Fó shān
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
祖国
zǔ guó
  1. 1 motherland
阿弥陀佛
Ē mí tuó Fó
  1. 1 Amitabha Buddha
  2. 2 the Buddha of the Western paradise
  3. 3 may the lord Buddha preserve us!
  4. 4 merciful Buddha!

Idioms (12)

不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
抱佛脚
bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 panic measures in place of timely preparation

Sample Sentences

怎么？多提几次他们就来找你。那你怎么不多喊几次耶稣佛祖菩萨来保佑你呀？
zěnme ？duō tí jǐcì tāmen jiù lái zhǎo nǐ 。nà nǐ zěnme bù duō hǎn jǐcì Yēsū fózǔ púsà lái bǎoyòu nǐ ya ？
What about it? You think that if you keep mentioning them then they'll come for you. So why don't you call out for Jesus, Buddha or Bodhisattva to protect you?
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珠儿啊，你终于醒了！额娘和你阿玛担心死了！感谢佛祖菩萨保佑小女平安无事！
Zhū\'er a ，nǐ zhōngyú xǐng le ！éniáng hé nǐ àmǎ dānxīn sǐ le ！gǎnxiè Fózǔ púsà bǎoyòu xiǎonǚ píng ānwúshì ！
My dear, you've finally come to! Your father and I were so worried! Thank the Bodhisattva for protecting our daughter from harm!
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