[心里美萝卜 / 心裏美蘿蔔, xīn li měi luó boㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧ˙ ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄛ˙] Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable
[矮子里拔将军 / 矮子裡拔將軍, ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūnㄞˇ ㄗ˙ ㄌㄧ˙ ㄅㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣ] lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs; fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)