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放下屠刀，立地成佛

fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó

9-character word

What 放下屠刀，立地成佛 means

1. lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
2. to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

The characters in 放下屠刀，立地成佛

• 放fàngto put; to place; to release
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 屠túto slaughter (animals for food); to massacre
• 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang; loanword) dollar…
• 立lìto stand; to set up; to establish
• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 佛fúused in 仿佛

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