矮子里面选大将，短中取长矮子裡面選大將，短中取長矮子裏面選大將，短中取長

Choosing a great general from among short men: taking the long from the short

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

May offend: mocks disability

Meaning: A variant of 矮子里面挑将军: picking the best from a poor field, grudgingly.

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Simplified: 矮子里面选大将，短中取长
Traditional (Taiwan): 矮子裡面選大將，短中取長
Traditional (Hong Kong): 矮子裏面選大將，短中取長
Pinyin: ǎizi lǐmiàn xuǎn dàjiàng, duǎnzhōngqǔcháng
Bopomofo: ㄞˇ ˙ㄗㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ，ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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