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Japanese
Etymology
Phrase consisting of 豚 (buta, “pig”) + も (mo, “also”) + 煽てりゃ (odaterya, “if you flatter”, contraction of 煽てれば (odatereba), conditional or hypothetical form of the verb 煽てる (odateru, “to flatter”)) + 木 (ki, “tree”) + に (ni, “into”, directional particle) + 登る (noboru, “to climb”). Literally "even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered".[1][2]
Proverb
豚もおだてりゃ木に登る • (buta mo odaterya ki ni noboru)
- flattery will motivate anyone, flattery can do wonders
See also
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN