Word Meaning 豚も煽てりゃ木に登る

ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる buta mo odateryaki ni noboru

豚も煽てりゃ木に登る is read as ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる (buta mo odateryaki ni noboru) and means flattery will motivate anyone.

Meaning

English

  1. flattery will motivate anyone
  2. flattery can do wonders
  3. even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered

Reading

Kana

ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる

Romaji

buta mo odateryaki ni noboru

Writing Variants

  • ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる butamoodateryaki ni noboru
  • 豚もおだてりゃ木に登る ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる butamoodateryaki ni noboru

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 54 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 154848 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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木登り

きのぼり

tree climbing

木登りカンガルー

きのぼりかんがるー

tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus spp.)

木登魚

きのぼりうお

climbing perch (esp. of genus Anabas)

木登蜥蜴

きのぼりとかげ

Ryukyu tree lizard (Japalura polygonata)

ぶた

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)

豚肉

とんにく

pork

豚カツ

とんかつ

tonkatsu

豚小屋

ぶたごや

pigsty

登る

のぼる

to add up to

煽る

あおる

to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something)

煽てる

おだてる

to flatter

演壇に登る

えんだんにのぼる

to mount the platform