📖 Meaning
To rush into danger as though walking on flat, level ground. It describes someone who faces peril with calm courage and does not shy away from hardship or risk.
📜 Origin Story
This phrase originates from the historian's commentary in the 'Biographies of Yu Shimén and Others' in the Book of Wei (魏书), an official dynastic history of the Northern Wei. The historian remarks that men like Yu Shimén either stood firm in the face of danger and treated death as going home, or advanced into peril as if it were a smooth road, guided solely by righteousness. The commentary praises these officials for their unwavering loyalty and moral conviction, placing duty above personal safety.
💡 Example Usage
消防员们赴险如夷，冲进火海中营救被困的居民。
The firefighters charged into the blaze to rescue the trapped residents, braving danger as if it were nothing.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 赴险如夷
- Pinyin: fù xiǎn rú yí
- Literal Translation: go to, danger, like, flat
- Category: Determination
- Characters: 4