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矮子里拔将军
ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn
What 矮子里拔将军 means
- lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
- fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
The characters in 矮子里拔将军
- 矮ǎi(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)
- 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
- 里lǐlining; interior; inside
- 拔báto pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction
- 将jiāngwill; shall; to use
- 军jūn(bound form) army; military
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