鸡犬升天

Traditional: 雞犬升天

jī quǎn shēng tiān

Dictionary entry

(lit.) (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)

What does 鸡犬升天 mean?

鸡犬升天 (jī quǎn shēng tiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)

2(fig.) (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit

3(2nd half of the saying 一人得道，雞犬升天|一人得道，鸡犬升天[yi1 ren2 de2 dao4 , ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1])

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鸡jīfowl · chicken 犬quǎn(literary) dog · Kangxi radical 94 升shēngto ascend; to rise · to promote; to elevate 天tiānday · sky

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鸡犬升天

jī quǎn shēng tiān

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