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履险如夷

lǚ xiǎn rú yí

4-character word Traditional 履險如夷

What 履险如夷 means

1. lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
2. fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly

The characters in 履险如夷

• 履lǚshoe; to tread on
• 险xiǎndanger; dangerous; rugged
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 夷yínon-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out

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