化險為夷
simp化险为夷also written化險爲夷faa3 him2 wai4 ji4hua4xian3wei2yi2huà xiǎn wéi yí
English
- to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- (saying) Forestall all risk and be safe
- to turn danger into safety
粵語 — Cantonese
- 響危急關頭,將危機轉變為安寧
Examples
佢急中生智,終於都化險為夷。
He came up with a clever idea in a crisis and managed to escape danger.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk