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    3. 豚もおだてりゃ木に登る

    豚もおだてりゃ木に登る

    豚ぶたも​お​だ​て​り​ゃ​木きに​登のぼる​

    flattery will motivate anyone

    NTVerbLiteratureEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab49 strokes

    ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る豚も煽てりゃ木に登る

    ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼるブタもおだてりゃきにのぼる

    Verb

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

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    Characters that make up this word

    豚
    ぶた…(1)
    pork・pig
    Kanji
    木
    き・こ-…(5)
    tree・wood
    Kanji
    登
    のぼ.る・あ.がる…(9)
    ascend・climb up
    Kanji
    も
    mo
    Kana
    お
    o
    Kana
    だ
    da
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    ゃ
    small ya
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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