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豚もおだてりゃ木に登る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 (豚もおだてりゃ木に登る, 豚も煽てりゃ木に登る)ブタもおだてりゃきにのぼる (ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る)
1. [exp,v5r] [proverb]
▶ flattery will motivate anyone
▶ flattery can do wonders
▶ [lit] even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2022-08-01 04:18:25  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -23,0 +24 @@
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
6. A 2020-06-30 12:38:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2020-06-30 02:57:59  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
豚も煽てりゃ	373
豚もおだてりゃ	6535
ぶたも煽てりゃ	No matches
ぶたもおだてりゃ	2749
ブタも煽てりゃ	276
ブタもおだてりゃ	4379
  Comments:
Paul's definition wasn't wrong or anything, but I thought it was maybe a little too wordy.
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>豚も煽てりゃ木に登る</keb>
+<keb>豚もおだてりゃ木に登る</keb>
@@ -8 +8,4 @@
-<keb>豚もおだてりゃ木に登る</keb>
+<keb>ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>豚も煽てりゃ木に登る</keb>
@@ -11,0 +15,6 @@
+<re_restr>豚もおだてりゃ木に登る</re_restr>
+<re_restr>豚も煽てりゃ木に登る</re_restr>
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>ブタもおだてりゃきにのぼる</reb>
+<re_restr>ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る</re_restr>
@@ -16 +25,3 @@
-<gloss>even those of low ability can outdo themselves when flattered</gloss>
+<gloss>flattery will motivate anyone</gloss>
+<gloss>flattery can do wonders</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered</gloss>
4. A 2017-12-24 20:59:12  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2017-12-08 09:43:28  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -15,2 +15 @@
-<pos>&v5r;</pos>
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
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