| 放下屠刀，立地成佛 |
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó |
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes |
| 放 |
fàng |
to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) |
| 放下 |
fàng xià |
to lay down; to put down / to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside / to lower (the blinds etc) |
| 下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 屠 |
Tú |
surname Tu |
| 屠 |
tú |
to slaughter (animals for food) / to massacre |
| 屠刀 |
tú dāo |
butcher's knife / abattoir hatchet |
| 刀 |
Dāo |
surname Dao |
| 刀 |
dāo |
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把) / (slang) (loanword) dollar / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs / (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces) / (Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他 "I could kill him!") |
| 立 |
Lì |
surname Li |
| 立 |
lì |
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately |
| 立地成佛 |
lì dì chéng fó |
to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 成 |
Chéng |
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都 |
| 成 |
chéng |
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth |
| 成佛 |
chéng fó |
to become a Buddha / to attain enlightenment |
| 佛 |
Fó |
Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀) |
| 佛 |
fú |
used in 仿佛 |
| 佛 |
fú |
used in 仿佛 |
| 佛 |
fú |
(female) head ornament / variant of 佛 |