ブタもおだてりゃきにのぼる
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
Composed of
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
instigation; flattery
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to