雞犬升天
简 鸡犬升天 · 繁 雞犬升天Meanings
- (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
- (2nd half of the saying 一人得道，雞犬升天 yī rén dé dào, jī quǎn shēng tiān)
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1–3–1–1 · ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1
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gai1 hyun2 sing1 tin1
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- (idiomatic) When a man gets to the top, all his friends and relations get there with him. / to ride on somebody else's success
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