化险为夷

化險為夷
huàxiǎnwéiyí
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 化 huà
  1. to make into
  2. to change into
  3. -ization
  4. to ... -ize
  5. to transform
  6. abbr. for 化学 huàxué
2 险 xiǎn
  1. danger
  2. dangerous
  3. rugged
=3 为 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=3 为 wéi variant of 为 wéi
4 夷 yí
  1. non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
  2. barbarians
  3. to wipe out
  4. to exterminate
  5. to tear down
  6. to raze