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放下屠刀,立便成佛
放下屠刀,立便成佛
放下屠刀,立便成佛
放下屠刀,立便成佛
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放下屠刀,立便成佛
放下屠刀,立便成佛
放下屠刀,立便成佛
放下屠刀,立便成佛

放下屠刀,立便成佛 — “Lay down the butcher's knife, and immediately become a Buddha”

放下屠刀,立便成佛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Even the most wicked person can achieve redemption and become a good person if they sincerely repent and abandon their evil ways; it encourages wrongdoers to reform”. Literally, “Lay down the butcher's knife, and immediately become a Buddha”.

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放下屠刀,立便成佛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

放下屠刀,立便成佛 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
放
fàng8release, let go, put
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
屠
tú12slaughter, massacre, Tusu wine
刀
dāo2knife
,,—
立
lì5stand, establish, immediately
便
biàn9convenient, then, excrement
成
chéng7to become or succeed
佛
fó7Buddha or Buddhism

Example Sentence with 放下屠刀,立便成佛

他以前做了很多错事,但是现在他真心悔改,帮助了很多人,真是放下屠刀,立便成佛啊。
He used to commit many misdeeds, but now he has sincerely repented and helped many people, truly exemplifying the saying 'Lay down the butcher's knife, and immediately become a Buddha.'

Idioms Related to 放下屠刀,立便成佛

Synonyms of 放下屠刀,立便成佛

  • fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀,,lì立dì地chéng成fó佛Repent and achieve instant redemption

Antonyms of 放下屠刀,立便成佛

  • lǚ屡jiào教bù不gǎi改refuse to mend one's ways

More idioms starting with 放

  • fàng放xia下bāo包fu袱Let go of a mental burden
  • fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀repent and mend one's ways
  • fàng放zhī之sì四hǎi海ér而jiē皆zhǔn准universally applicable
  • fàng放rèn任zì自liú流let things drift without interference
  • fàng放pì僻yín淫yì佚indulge in depravity and debauchery
  • fàng放pì僻xié邪chǐ侈indulge in perverse, evil, and extravagant acts
  • fàng放lěng冷jiàn箭stab someone in the back
  • fàng放diāo刁bǎ把làn滥act unscrupulously and extort
  • fàng放diāo刁sā撒pō泼act like a rogue or shrew
  • fàng放pì屁tiān添fēng风egg on, make a situation worse
  • fàng放xīn心tuō托dǎn胆feel completely at ease and confident

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What does 放下屠刀,立便成佛 mean?

放下屠刀,立便成佛 (fàng xià tú dāo , lì biàn chéng fó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Even the most wicked person can achieve redemption and become a good person if they sincerely repent and abandon their evil ways; it encourages wrongdoers to reform”.

How do you pronounce 放下屠刀,立便成佛?

放下屠刀,立便成佛 is pronounced fàng xià tú dāo , lì biàn chéng fó in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 放下屠刀,立便成佛 literally mean?

Literally, 放下屠刀,立便成佛 means “Lay down the butcher's knife, and immediately become a Buddha”. It is used to mean “Even the most wicked person can achieve redemption and become a good person if they sincerely repent and abandon their evil ways; it encourages wrongdoers to reform”.

What is the Chinese definition of 放下屠刀,立便成佛?

放:安放,搁置;屠刀:宰杀牲畜的刀。佛教语,劝人改恶从善。比喻作恶的人决心改过,就能变成好人

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