矬子里拔将军

矬子裡拔將軍
cuózilǐbájiāngjūn
  1. lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom)
  2. fig. to pick the best out of a bad group

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 矬子 cuozí
  1. (colloquial) short person
  2. short person
=2 里 lǐ variant of 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
=2 里 lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels
3 拔 bá
  1. to pull up
  2. to pull out
  3. to draw out by suction
  4. to select
  5. to pick
  6. to stand out (above level)
  7. to surpass
  8. to seize
4 将军 jiāngjūn
  1. general
  2. high-ranking military officer
  3. to check or checkmate
  4. fig. to embarrass
  5. to challenge
  6. to put sb on the spot