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雞犬升天

jīquǎnshēngtiān

ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ

Simplified 鸡犬升天

  1. 1(lit.) (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)
  2. 2(fig.) (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit
  3. 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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