阿弥陀佛

ē mí tuó fó

the Buddha of the Western paradise

Amitabha Buddha; may the lord Buddha preserve us!; merciful Buddha!

阿

ē

(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with

弥

mí

brimming or overflowing

陀

tuó

(phonetic)

佛

fó

Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])