矬子里拔将军

1. • lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom)
2. • fig. to pick the best out of a bad group

Character by character

• 矬(cuó)short
• 子(zi)noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"
• 里(lǐ)lining
• 拔(bá)pull up
• 将(jiāng)will
• 军(jūn)army