矮子里面挑将军，短中取长矮子裡面挑將軍，短中取長矮子裏面挑將軍，短中取長

Picking a general from among short men: choosing the longest of the short

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語

Meaning: Choosing the best of a poor lot, grudgingly. Similar to 'the best of a bad bunch'.

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Simplified: 矮子里面挑将军，短中取长
Traditional (Taiwan): 矮子裡面挑將軍，短中取長
Traditional (Hong Kong): 矮子裏面挑將軍，短中取長
Pinyin: ǎizi lǐmiàn tiāo jiāngjūn, duǎnzhōngqǔcháng
Bopomofo: ㄞˇ ˙ㄗㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠㄐㄧㄤㄐㄩㄣ，ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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