放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng​xià​tú​dāo​lì​dì​chéng​fó

to lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha

  • created sense approved 放下屠刀，立地成佛 · fàng​xià​tú​dāo​lì​dì​chéng​fó · to achieve instant salvation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放下屠刀，立地成佛

    fàng​xià​tú​dāo​lì​dì​chéng​fó

    to achieve instant salvation

    drop the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot; to repent and achieve instant redemption; to turn from one's evil ways and find immediate spiritual salvation

    放下 (literal) → 放下 · fàng​xia · to put down 屠刀 (literal) → 屠刀 · tú​dāo · renouncing evil ， (non_chinese) 立地 (literal) → 立地 · lì​dì · immediately 成佛 (literal) → 成佛 · chéng​fó · to become a Buddha

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  • created sense approved 放下屠刀，立地成佛 · fàng​xià​tú​dāo​lì​dì​chéng​fó · to lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放下屠刀，立地成佛

    fàng​xià​tú​dāo​lì​dì​chéng​fó

    to lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha

    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.

    放下屠刀 (literal) → 放下屠刀 · fàng​xià​tú​dāo · to reform an evildoer ， (non_chinese) 立地成佛 (literal) → 立地成佛 · lì​dì​chéng​fó · to become a Buddha on the spot

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    created sense