Chinese Idiom: Bǎi-lǐ tiāo-yī = 百里挑一: cream of the crop. Literally in Chinese “Select one from hundred”. Bǎi 百 = hundred, lǐ 里 = among, tiāo 挑 = select, yī 一 = one.

Example: It is essential to “select one from hundreds” of the best experts from hundreds or thousands of scientists to lead this advanced technology globally.