豚ぶたも煽おだてりゃ木きに登のぼる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Proverb
1. flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
Kanji used
pig
fan flames
tree
climb
Composed of
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
instigation; flattery
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to ascend; to go up; to climb