放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
Meaning
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fàngto release, to liberate, to free方攵下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next一卜屠túto butcher, to slaughter; massacre尸者刀dāoknife; old coin; measure丿立lìto stand; to establish, to set up亠丷一地deearth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb土也成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed丁戈佛fúBuddha; Buddhist亻弗