Usage of the character 佛

Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼／释迦牟尼 ( Shìjiāmóuní))
His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee)
Buddha
God
emperor
in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后 ( Cíxǐtàihòu)

Fólǎnggē

佛朗哥

[佛朗哥]

Franco (name)
Generalissimo Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), Spanish dictator and head of state 1939-1975

yíngfógǔ

迎佛骨

[迎佛骨]

to ceremonially receive a bone relic of the Buddha

fótiàoqiáng

佛跳墙

[佛跳牆]

lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients

fógǔtǎ

佛骨塔

[佛骨塔]

stupa (Buddhist shrine)

Xuěfólái

雪佛莱

[雪佛萊]

Chevrolet, US car make

Bǎoshēngfó

宝生佛

[寶生佛]

Ratnasambhava Buddha

Fóxiānggé

佛香阁

[佛香閣]

Tower of Buddhist Incense in the Summer Palace 頤和園／颐和园 ( Yíhéyuán), Beijing

Fólǎngjī

佛朗机

[佛朗機]

Portuguese (Ming era loanword)

Fójiàotú

佛教徒

[佛教徒]

Buddhist

Fópíng Xiàn

佛坪县

[佛坪縣]

Foping County in Hanzhong 漢中／汉中 ( Hànzhōng), Shaanxi

Xuěfólóng

雪佛龙

[雪佛龍]

Chevron (oil company)

Sītǎnfó

斯坦佛

[斯坦佛]

Stanford (name)
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

Fójiàoyǔ

佛教语

[佛教語]

Buddhist term

jiāyèfó

迦叶佛

[迦葉佛]

Buddha Kassapa (Pāli) or Kāśyapa (Skt) (one of the Buddhas of the past)

Achùfó

阿閦佛

[阿閦佛]

Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati

Achūfó

阿初佛

[阿初佛]

erroneous variant of 阿閦佛, Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati

Fólándé

佛兰德

[佛蘭德]

of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture

Fódéjiǎo

佛得角

[佛得角]

Cape Verde

gòngfóhuā

供佛花

[供佛花]

flower offering

Fódànrì

佛诞日

[佛誕日]

Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month)

Shǐdānfó

史丹佛

[史丹佛]

Stanford (University)
also written 斯坦福 ( Sītǎnfú)

Xuěfólán

雪佛兰

[雪佛蘭]

Chevrolet

fókǎxià

佛卡夏

[佛卡夏]

focaccia (loanword)

Fóméngtè

佛蒙特

[佛蒙特]

Vermont, US state

Fógāngxiàn

佛冈县

[佛岡縣]

Fogang county in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

fóshǒuguā

佛手瓜

[佛手瓜]

chayote (Sechium edule); choko; mirliton

shìjiāfó

释迦佛

[釋迦佛]

Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

Yàoshīfó

药师佛

[藥師佛]

Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)

Fóshèlì

佛舍利

[佛舍利]

ashes of cremated Buddha

Mílèfó

弥勒佛

[彌勒佛]

Maitreya
the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha

qiānfódòng

千佛洞

[千佛洞]

Buddhist grottos

bàofójiǎo

抱佛脚

[抱佛腳]

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
panic measures in place of timely preparation

Róufózhōu

柔佛州

[柔佛州]

Johor (state in Malaysia)

Láifóshì

莱佛士

[萊佛士]

surname Raffles
Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore

Fóshān Shì

佛山市

[佛山市]

Foshan, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong

Rándēngfó

燃灯佛

[燃燈佛]

Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights

Jiéfózī

杰佛兹

[傑佛茲]

James Jeffords (1934-2014), former US Senator from Vermont

Lǎofóyé

老佛爷

[老佛爺]

title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father
nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后 ( Cíxǐtàihòu)

càilǐfó

蔡李佛

[蔡李彿]

Cai Li Fo, Choy Li Fut, Choy Lay Fut, Choi Lei Fut, Choy Lai Fut, Choy Ley Fut, Choi Lei Faht, Tsai Li Fo, Choi Leih Faht - Martial Art

Duōfó'ěr

多佛尔

[多佛爾]

Dover

Fólǎngjīchòng

佛朗机铳

[佛朗機銃]

Western (and so styled) cannon of the Ming era

mòsòngfóhào

默诵佛号

[默誦佛號]

to chant the names of Buddha

Fújíníyà

佛吉尼亚

[佛吉尼亞]

Virginia, US state

Róufó Hǎixiá

柔佛海峡

[柔佛海峽]

Straits of Johor (between Malaysia and Singapore)

Rénjiān Fójiào

人间佛教

[人間佛教]

Humanistic Buddhism

jièhuāxiàn Fó

借花献佛

[借花獻佛]

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

Fúléizé'ěr

佛雷泽尔

[彿雷澤爾]

Frazer (name)

Fólánmángyǔ

佛兰芒语

[佛蘭芒語]

Flemish (language)

fófǎsēngmù

佛法僧目

[佛法僧目]

Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills

Zàngchuán Fójiào

藏传佛教

[藏傳佛教]

Tibetan Buddhism

Fóméngtèzhōu

佛蒙特州

[佛蒙特州]

Vermont, US state

Shèngfómíngjié

圣佛明节

[聖佛明節]

Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain

mǎilefólěng

买了佛冷

[買了佛冷]

(Internet slang) eggcorn for the song lyrics "I love Poland" that became a catchphrase in 2018

Sèlāyēfó

塞拉耶佛

[塞拉耶佛]

Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tw)

Fóluólúnsà

佛罗伦萨

[佛羅倫薩]

Florence, city in Italy

Emítuó Fó

阿弥陀佛

[阿彌陀佛]

Amitabha Buddha
the Buddha of the Western paradise
may the lord Buddha preserve us!
merciful Buddha!

Fúluólǐdá

佛罗里达

[佛羅里達]

Florida

Fólǎngjīpào

佛朗机炮

[佛朗機炮]

Western (or Western-style) cannon of the Ming era

shǔzhūniànfó

数珠念佛

[數珠念佛]

to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)

jiǎnfóshāoxiāng

拣佛烧香

[揀佛燒香]

to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person

Fúluòsītè

佛洛斯特

[佛洛斯特]

Frost (surname)

Lǔfú'ěrgōng

鲁佛尔宫

[魯佛爾宮]

the Louvre

fókǒushéxīn

佛口蛇心

[佛口蛇心]

words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
malicious and duplicitous

shāoxiāngbài Fó

烧香拜佛

[燒香拜佛]

to burn incense and worship Buddha

Bǐfólì Shān

比佛利山

[比佛利山]

Beverly Hills

Fóluólúnsī

佛罗伦斯

[佛羅倫斯]

Florence, city in Italy (Tw)

lìdìchéngfó

立地成佛

[立地成佛]

to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

fólǎngmínggē

佛朗明哥

[佛朗明哥]

flamenco (Tw) (loanword)

Fóluòyīdé

佛洛伊德

[佛洛伊德]

Floyd (name)
Freud (name)
Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psychoanalysis

Hāfó Dàxué

哈佛大学

[哈佛大學]

Harvard University

Bùkōngchéngjiùfó

不空成就佛

[不空成就佛]

Amoghasiddhi Buddha

Dōngfāng Achùfó

东方阿閦佛

[東方阿閦佛]

Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati

Sītǎnfó Dàxué

斯坦佛大学

[斯坦佛大學]

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

Xuěfólóng Gōngsī

雪佛龙公司

[雪佛龍公司]

Chevron Corporation

Shìjiāmóunífó

释迦牟尼佛

[釋迦牟尼佛]

Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

Tǎnànàlìfó

塔那那利佛

[塔那那利佛]

Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar

Afúluòdítè

阿佛洛狄忒

[阿佛洛狄忒]

Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love
Venus

línshíbàofójiǎo

临时抱佛脚

[臨時抱佛腳]

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
doing things at the last minute
making a hasty last-minute effort

lánxiōngfófǎsēng

蓝胸佛法僧

[藍胸佛法僧]

(bird species of China) European roller (Coracias garrulus)

zōngxiōngfófǎsēng

棕胸佛法僧

[棕胸佛法僧]

(bird species of China) Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)

Fóluólǐdázhōu

佛罗里达州

[佛羅里達州]

Florida

Sìdà Fójiào Míngshān

四大佛教名山

[四大佛教名山]

Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山／五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山／九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang

Antǎnànàlìfó

安塔那那利佛

[安塔那那利佛]

Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar (Tw)

Kèzī'ěrqiānfódòng

克孜尔千佛洞

[克孜爾千佛洞]

Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区, Xinjiang

Sītǎnfú· Láifóshì

斯坦福·莱佛士

[斯坦福·萊佛士]

Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore

Kùmùtǔlāqiānfódòng

库木吐拉千佛洞

[庫木吐拉千佛洞]

Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang

dàfāngguǎng Fóhuáyánjīng

大方广佛华严经

[大方廣佛華嚴經]

Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school
also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra

bùkànsēngmiànkànfómiàn

不看僧面看佛面

[不看僧面看佛面]

lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else

Xuěfólóng Shíyóu Gōngsī

雪佛龙石油公司

[雪佛龍石油公司]

Chevron Corporation

Luóbótè· Fúluòsītè

罗伯特·佛洛斯特

[羅伯特·佛洛斯特]

Robert Frost (1874-1963), American poet

Bózīkèlǐkè Qiānfódòng

柏孜克里克千佛洞

[柏孜克里克千佛洞]

the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang

fàngxiàtúdāo,lìdìchéngfó

放下屠刀，立地成佛

[放下屠刀，立地成佛]

lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

píngshíbùshāoxiāng,línshíbàofójiǎo

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚

[平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳]

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
doing things at the last minute
to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)