放下屠刀
fàng​xià​tú​dāo

to reform an evildoer

  • created reference approved 放下屠刀 → 放下屠刀，立地成佛 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放下屠刀 fàng​xià​tú​dāo

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

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  • created sense approved 放下屠刀 · fàng​xià​tú​dāo · to reform an evildoer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放下屠刀

    fàng​xià​tú​dāo

    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|放下屠刀，立地成佛|fang4 xia4 tu2 dao1 li4 di4 cheng2 fo2]]

    放下 (literal) → 放下 · fàng​xia · to put down 屠刀 (literal) → 屠刀 · tú​dāo · butcher's knife

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