huà化transformxiǎn险dangerwéi为intoyí夷safe
To turn danger into safety; to avert a crisis.
Literal meaning
transform (化) — danger (险) — into (为) — safe (夷)
Origin
Describes turning a dangerous situation into a safe one. A classical four-character phrase.
Examples
Zài在dà大jiā家de的gòng共tóng同nǔ努lì力xià下，wǒ我men们zhōng终yú于huà化xiǎn险wéi为yí夷。
With everyone's joint efforts, we finally turned danger into safety.
Tā他de的lěng冷jìng静chǔ处lǐ理bāng帮zhù助gōng公sī司huà化xiǎn险wéi为yí夷。
His calm handling helped the company avert the crisis.
Usage & nuances
Used to describe successfully overcoming a dangerous or difficult situation.
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