矮子里拔将军

ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
  2. 2. fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)

Child Words of 矮子里拔将军

子
zǐ

son

将
jiāng

will

将
jiàng

(bound form) a general

将
qiāng

to desire

将军
jiāng jūn

(common place name)

拔
bá

to pull up

矮
ǎi

low

里
lǐ

lining

矮子
ǎi zi

short person

军
jūn

(bound form) army