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矮子裡拔將軍 (ai2 zi2 leoi5 bat6 zoeng1 gwan1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

矮子裡拔將軍 (ai2 zi2 leoi5 bat6 zoeng1 gwan1, ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn) — lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs; fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 矮仔多計 (ngai2 zai2 do1 gai3) — short people are more strategic (slang)
• 矮仔 (ngai2 zai2) — short guy
• 矮凳仔 (ngai2 dang3 zai2) — small stool
• 矮凸凸 (ai2 dat1 dat1) — (adjective) short
• 矮𠱂𠱂 (ai2 dat1 dat1) — (adjective) very short; very short (of a person) [colloquial]
• 矮矮細細 (ai2 ai2 sai3 sai3) — Short and thin

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