佛 (fat6 | fo2) : Buddha; Buddhist; Buddhism

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佛

fat6

fo2

Buddha; Buddhist; Buddhism; image/statue of Buddha; Buddhist scripture

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

佛

Don't confuse with:
彿

This word has been viewed 12108 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Sep 2013 11:10

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佛陀 fat6 to4 fo2 tuo2 = Buddha

佛教 fat6 gaau3 fo2 jiao4 = Buddhism

佛祖 fat6 zou2 fo2 zu3 = Sakyamuni Buddha

佛手瓜 fat6 sau2 gwaa1 fo2 shou3 gua1 = chayote

佛山 fat6 saan1 fo2 shan1 = Foshan

阿彌陀佛 o1 nei4 to4 fat6 e1 mi2 tuo2 fo2 = Amitabha Buddha

佛學 fat6 hok6 fo2 xue2 = Buddhist studies

佛手柑 fat6 sau2 gam1 = fingered citron (a.k.a., "buddha's hand"), a bergamot

佛誕 fat6 daan3 fo2 dan4 = Sakyamuni buddha's birthday

佛都有火 fat6 dou1 jau5 fo2 = intolerable anger; "that's the limit!" (lit., "even Buddha gets inflamed") 粵

大佛 daai6 fat6 = Big Buddha

電子念佛機 din6 zi2 nim6 fat6 gei1 = electronic pray to Buddha machine/reciter

大頭佛 daai6 tau4 fat6 da4 tou2 fo2 = big Buddha head ; error, complete mess

佛教徒 fat6 gaau3 tou4 fo2 jiao4 tu2 = a Buddhist

佛珠 fat6 zyu1 = Buddha beads

浴佛 juk6 fat6 yu4 fo2 = pouring perfumed holy water over the shoulders and chest of a Buddha image

佛牙 fat6 ngaa4 = Buddha's tooth

佛跳牆 fat6 tiu3 coeng4 fo2 tiao4 qiang2 = Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

攪到滿天神佛 gaau2 dou3 mun5 tin1 san4 fat6 = totally disordered, in a mess

佛像 fat6 zoeng6 fo2 xiang4 = Buddha statue

佛手 fat6 sau2 = Buddha's palm, Buddha's hand (from martial arts)

賣飛佛 maai6 fei1 fat6 = " my favourite " 粵

佛寺 fat6 zi6*2 fo2 si4 = a Buddhist temple

佛廟 fat6 miu6*2 fo2 miao4 = Buddhist temple, Buddhist monastery

釋迦牟尼佛 sik1 gaa1 mau4 nei4 fat6 shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2 fo2 = Sakyamuni Buddha

浴佛節 juk6 fat6 zit3 yu4 fo2 jie2 = Sakyamuni buddha's birthday

佛門 fat6 mun4 fo2 men2 = Buddhism

佛經 fat6 ging1 fo2 jing1 = Buddhist scripture, sutra

搞出個大頭佛 gaau2 ceot1 go3 daai6 tau4 fat6 gao3 chu1 ge4 da4 tou2 fo2 = to make a mess of things; get oneself in a dilemma 粵

借花敬佛 ze3 faa1 ging3 fat6 jie4 hua1 jing4 fo2 = offer gifts provided by somebody else

佛德角 fat6 dak1 gok3 fo2 de2 jiao3 = Cape Verde

佛羅里達 fat6 lo4 lei5 daat6 fo2 luo2 li3 da2 = Florida

佛羅里達州 fat6 lo4 lei5 daat6 zau1 = Florida

佛山地區 fat6 saan1 dei6 keoi1 fo2 shan1 di4 qu1 = Foshan district (district in Guangdong)

臨急抱佛腳 lam4 gap1 pou5 fat6 goek3 lin2 ji2 bao4 fo2 jiao3 = seek help at the last moment 粵

佛岡 fat6 gong1 fo2 gang1 = Fogang (place in Guangdong)

佛坪 fat6 ping4 fo2 ping2 = Foping (place in Shaanxi)

佛教醫院 fat6 gaau3 ji1 jyun6*2 = Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital

哈佛 haa1 fat6 = Harvard

天壇大佛 tin1 taan4 daai6 fat6 = Tian Tan Big Buddha statue

哈佛大學 haa1 fat6 daai6 hok6 ha1 fo2 da4 xue2 = Harvard University

胡佛 wu4 fat6 = Hoover (transliterated)

蔡李佛拳 coi3 lei5 fat6 kyun4 cai4 li3 fo2 quan2 = Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu , a traditional southern Kung Fu style

佛光普照 fat6 gwong1 pou2 ziu3 fo2 guang1 pu3 zhao4 = the Buddha's light universally shines

佛蒙特州 fat6 mung4 dak6 zau1 fo2 meng2 te4 zhou1 = Vermont

佛蒙特 fat6 mung4 dak6 fo2 meng2 te4 = Vermont

佛吉尼亞 fat6 gat1 nei4 aa3 fo2 ji2 ni2 ya4 = Virginia

西佛吉尼亞 sai1 fat6 gat1 nei4 aa3 xi1 fo2 ji2 ni2 ya4 = West Virginia

佛口蛇心 fat6 hau2 se4 sam1 fo2 kou3 she2 xin1 = appears to be gentle but has bad intentions

佛師 fat6 si1 fo2 shi1 = a buddhist monk, Master

佛拉門哥 fat6 laai1 mun4 go1 fo2 la1 men2 ge1 = Flamenco

佛系 fat6 hai6 = Whatever wil be, will be 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Unicode code for this character: U+4f5b (off-site link)

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