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He remembered the proverb 'even a pig will climb a tree if flattered', and complimented his boss.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
他想起了“捧得猪也会上树”这句谚语，便对上司说了恭维的话。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
他想起了「豬也會被恭維得上樹」這句諺語，便對上司說了幾句恭維話。
Korean Translation
그는 '돼지도 추켜세우면 나무에 오른다'는 속담을 떠올리며 상사에게 칭찬을 건넸다.
Vietnamese Translation
Anh ấy nhớ đến câu tục ngữ rằng “nịnh tới mức, đến cả lợn cũng leo lên cây” và đã khen ngợi sếp.
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He remembered the proverb 'even a pig will climb a tree if flattered', and complimented his boss.
He remembered the proverb 'even a pig will climb a tree if flattered', and complimented his boss.
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彼は豚もおだてりゃ木に登るということわざを思い出し、上司に褒め言葉をかけた。
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豚もおだてりゃ木に登る
Hiragana
ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
おだてられれば、どんな者でもその気になって、普段はできないようなことをしようとする、というたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほめられるとどんな人でもその気になってがんばろうとするということ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
恭维能让任何人积极行动 / 奉承常常有奇效 / 人受奉承会超常发挥
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
奉承能驅使任何人行動 / 讚美能創造奇效 / 拍馬屁能讓人做出意想不到的事
Korean Meaning
아첨이나 칭찬이 사람을 움직이게 한다 / 칭찬하면 누구든지 의욕을 내게 된다 / 아첨은 뜻밖의 효과를 낸다
Vietnamese Meaning
Lời tâng bốc có thể khiến ai cũng làm điều khó. / Nịnh nọt sẽ thúc đẩy bất kỳ ai. / Tâng bốc có thể làm nên chuyện.
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