化险为夷

Traditional: 化險為夷

huà xiǎn wéi yí

Dictionary entry

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

What does 化险为夷 mean?

化险为夷 (huà xiǎn wéi yí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

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化huāvariant of 花[hua1]险xiǎndanger · dangerous 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 夷yínon-Han people, esp. to the East of China · barbarians

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化险为夷

huà xiǎn wéi yí

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