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Home / Idiom / 放下屠刀，立地成佛

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

放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo，lì dì chéng fó
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Synonyms
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf · a reformed character痛改前非tòng gǎi qián fēi
Antonyms
not to repent even facing death (idiom) · unrepentant · very obstinate死不改悔sǐ bù gǎi huǐlit. not to change, despite repeated admonition · incorrigible · unrepentant屡教不改lu:3 jiào bù gǎi
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