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矮子裡拔將軍
简 矮子里拔将军 · 繁 矮子裡拔將軍Mandarin · pinyin ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn
Meanings
- lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
- fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
Characters in this entry
- 矮
- ǎi · short, dwarf; low
- 子
- zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
- 裡
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- 拔
- bá · uproot, pull out
- 將
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- 軍
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- 里
- lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
- 将
- jiāng · will, going to, future; general
- 军
- jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops
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Mandarin tones
3–5–5–2–1–1 · ai3 zi5 li5 ba2 jiang1 jun1
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ai2 zi2 leoi5 bat6 zoeng1 gwan1
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phrase
- (figuratively) to choose the best one among people which are not good
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