馬鹿と煙は高い所へ上る
ばかとけむりはたかいところへのぼる
Also written バカと煙は高い所へ上る
Meanings
- Expression, Godan verb fools fall easily for flattery (literally: fools and smoke rise to great heights)
Kanji
- 馬 horse. Read as バ.
- 鹿 deer
- 煙 smoke. Read as けむり.
- 高 high. Read as たかい.
- 所 place. Read as ところ.
- 上 up. Read as のぼる.