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放下屠刀，立地成佛

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
屠: tú · butcher, slaughter, massacre
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)

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