放下屠刀，立地成佛

fong3 haa6 tou4 dou1 ，laap6 dei6 sing4 fat6

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

Meanings

  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

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