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Jyutping zyun2 ngai4 wai4 on1
Pinyin zhuǎn wēi wéi ān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to transform peril into safety; to avert a danger (especially if political or medical)
    (syn.) 九死一生, 化险为夷, 絕處逢生, 化險為夷, 绝处逢生
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    转危为安
    轉危為安
    zhuǎn wēi wéi ān
    • avert a danger