放下屠刀,立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
Pinyin
Definition
放下屠刀,立地成佛
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- lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
- to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 down
- 2 downwards
- 3 below
- 4 lower
- 5 later
- 6 next (week etc)
- 7 second (of two parts)
- 8 to decline
- 9 to go down
- 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 1 to come down
- 2 (completed action marker)
- 3 (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
- 4 (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
- 5 to be harvested (of crops)
- 6 to be over (of a period of time)
- 7 to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- 1 to go down
- 2 to descend
- 3 to go on
- 4 to continue
- 5 (of a servant) to withdraw
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南,一个地北
- 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一传十,十传百
- 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
- 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一刀两断
- 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
- 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)