矮子里拔将军 in English ai3 zi5 li5 ba2 jiang1 jun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) choose a general from among the dwarfs
  • metaphorically choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)

Simplified Characters

矮 子 里 拔 将 军

Traditional Characters

矮 子 裡 拔 將 軍

Pinyin

ai3 zi5 li5 ba2 jiang1 jun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

矮ai3low 子zi5son 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 拔ba2to pull up 将jiang1will 军jun1(bound form) army