literally "to lay down the butcher's knife"; to give up one's evil ways and become a good person; often used in the idiom [[放下屠刀，立地成佛|放下屠刀，立地成佛|fang4 xia4 tu2 dao1 li4 di4 cheng2 fo2]]

Literally "lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot"; used to mean that a person who has done evil can become good if they sincerely repent.