化險為夷

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

variant of 花[hua1]

to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]

danger / dangerous / rugged

as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

because of / for / to

non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze