1 variant: 仿佛 fǎng fú

1 Buddha

2 Buddhism

1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong

1 abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn]

1 maternal aunt

2 step-mother

3 childcare worker

4 nursemaid

5 woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)

6 classifier: 个 gè

1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)

2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else

1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced

2 malicious and duplicitous

1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property

2 plagiarism

1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)

1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble

2 doing things at the last minute

3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)