lì​dì​chéng​fó

to become a Buddha on the spot

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

    立地成佛 lì​dì​chéng​fó

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

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 立地成佛 · lì​dì​chéng​fó · to become a Buddha on the spot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    立地成佛

    lì​dì​chéng​fó

    to become a Buddha on the spot

    (idiom) to reach enlightenment immediately; also used to describe a person who repents and turns from evil to good

    立地 (literal) → 立地 · lì​dì · immediately 成佛 (literal) → 成佛 · chéng​fó · to become a Buddha

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense