蜀中无大将,廖化作先锋 蜀中無大將,廖化作先鋒 蜀中無大將,廖化作先鋒

with no great general in Shu, Liao Hua serves as vanguard

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
When good people are scarce, mediocre ones get the important job. Mildly mocking. Compare: in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Simplified
蜀中无大将,廖化作先锋
Traditional (Taiwan)
蜀中無大將,廖化作先鋒
Pinyin
shǔzhōngwúdàjiàng, Liàohuàzuòxiānfēng
Bopomofo
ㄕㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ,ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ

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