矬子里拔将军 in English cuo2 zi5 li3 ba2 jiang1 jun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to choose a general among the dwarves (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to pick the best out of a bad group

Simplified Characters

矬 子 里 拔 将 军

Traditional Characters

矬 子 裡 拔 將 軍

Pinyin

cuo2 zi5 li3 ba2 jiang1 jun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

矬cuo2short 子zi5son 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 拔ba2to pull up 将jiang1will 军jun1(bound form) army