矬子里拔将军

Traditional: 矬子裡拔將軍

cuó zi lǐ bá jiāng jūn

Dictionary entry

lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom)

What does 矬子里拔将军 mean?

矬子里拔将军 (cuó zi lǐ bá jiāng jūn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom)

2fig. to pick the best out of a bad group

Character breakdown

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矬cuóshort · dwarfish 子zǐson · child 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]拔báto pull up · to pull out 将jiāngwill · shall 军jūn(bound form) army · military

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矬子里拔将军

cuó zi lǐ bá jiāng jūn

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