zhuǎn wēi wéi āndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
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轉危為安 转危为安 [zhuan3 wei1 wei2 an1] /to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)/

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