This phrase literally translates as 'In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.' It is used to express the idea that even someone with limited abilities or resources can be dominant among those who have even less.
Examples
- Spanish: No es que Juan sea un genio en matemáticas, simplemente en el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es rey.
- English: It's not that Juan is a math genius, it's just that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.