化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

化 huà
HSK 3
change, convert, reform; -ize
險 xiǎn narrow pass, strategic point, dangerous
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
夷 yí ancient barbarian tribes