矮子里拔将军

Traditional: 矮子裡拔將軍

ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn

Dictionary entry

lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs

What does 矮子里拔将军 mean?

矮子里拔将军 (ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs

2fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

矮ǎi(of a person) short · (of a wall etc) low 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

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 矮子里拔将军

矮子里拔将军

ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.