放下屠刀 fàngxiàtúdāo to reform an evildoer Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 放下屠刀 fàngxiàtúdāo to reform an evildoer 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 fàngxiàtúdāolìdìchéngfó Frequency Written text 0.153 per million Cross-References See 放下屠刀，立地成佛 fàngxiàtúdāolìdìchéngfó Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
放下屠刀 fàngxiàtúdāo to reform an evildoer 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 fàngxiàtúdāolìdìchéngfó Frequency Written text 0.153 per million Cross-References See 放下屠刀，立地成佛 fàngxiàtúdāolìdìchéngfó Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
