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化險為夷

简 化险为夷 · 繁 化險為夷
Mandarin · pinyin huà xiǎn wéi yí

Meanings

  1. to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
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化
huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
險
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為
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夷
yí · ancient barbarian tribes
险
xiǎn · narrow pass, strategic point
为
wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
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Mandarin tones

4–3–2–2 · hua4 xian3 wei2 yi2

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faa3 him2 wai4 ji4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to head off a disaster

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