鸡犬升天

鸡犬升天
quǎnshēngtiān

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

3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

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

    • When one person achieves enlightenment, even the chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

  2. noun

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

    • When one person achieves enlightenment, even the chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

  3. noun

    (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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A chicken is a short-tailed bird that crows "he-he" every early morning.

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