矬子里拔将军
cuó​zi​lǐ​bá​jiāng​jūn

to pick the best of a bad bunch

  • created sense approved 矬子里拔将军/矬子裡拔將軍 · cuó​zi​lǐ​bá​jiāng​jūn · to pick the best of a bad bunch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矬子里拔将军 / 矬子裡拔將軍

    cuó​zi​lǐ​bá​jiāng​jūn

    to pick the best of a bad bunch

    Literally "to choose a general among dwarves"; to select the best available option from a group where none are particularly good.

    矬子 (literal) → 矬子 · cuó​zi · short person 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to select 将军 (literal) → 将军/將軍 · jiāng​jūn · general

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