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一人得道，雞犬升天

简一人得道，鸡犬升天 · 繁一人得道，雞犬升天

Mandarin · pinyin yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

(lit.) when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)
(fig.) when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
犬: quǎn · dog; radical number 94
升: shēng · arise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
鸡: jī · chicken

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