矮子裡拔將軍

lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs / fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)

Characters and words in 矮子裡拔將軍

low / short (in length)

= + : Albert Einstein (Ø) takes part in a darts (矢) tournament in the airplane (ai3), but the airplane's throne is just in the way of his darts, and he is too short (矮) to effectively throw the darts over the throne. Luckily he brought an artificial leg (委) which he can use to shoot the darts.
short person / dwarf
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

= + : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.
(noun suffix)
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a sunflower. The 田 part looks like the blossom and 土 looks like the stem and leaves. Li Qingzhao (li) wants to put up a field (田) inside (里) the space station's living room (Ø3). First she puts some earth (土) here and there, and then she plants lots of sunflowers (里).
to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize

= + : Beelzebub (b) has been enchained in the ashram's kitchen (a2), but someone came by and pulled him out (拔) using a toy claw (扌). After Beelzebub was freed he instantly gets the zoomies (犮) out of joy.
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead

= + + : The chess king (将) is commanding (将) his bats (夕) to attack Joan of Arc (ji) with sawdust (丬) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) to punish her for her sins. He gives the command by showing the thumbs up (寸) sign.
to desire / to invite / to request
(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
(common place name)
general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot
(bound form) army / military

= + : As a component in other characters: a general.

Zeus is driving a car in front of the restaurant. It's a cabriolet, so he uses a cooking top to protect himself from the weather. With the cooking top on his head, he looks kinda like a weird general.

Words with 矮子裡拔將軍

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