矮子裡拔將軍
ǎi​zi​li​bá​jiāng​jūn

to pick the best person available

  • created sense approved 矮子里拔将军/矮子裡拔將軍 · ǎi​zi​li​bá​jiāng​jūn · to pick the best person available — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矮子里拔将军 / 矮子裡拔將軍

    ǎi​zi​li​bá​jiāng​jūn

    to pick the best person available

    To choose the best out of a mediocre group; literally, "to pick a general from among dwarfs".

    矮子 (literal) → 矮子 · ǎi​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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