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鸡犬升天

jī quǎn shēng tiān

4-character word Traditional 雞犬升天

What 鸡犬升天 means

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，一人得道，{鸡犬升天|yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān})

The characters in 鸡犬升天

• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 犬quǎn(literary) dog; Kangxi radical 94
• 升shēngto ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven

Words containing 鸡犬升天

• 一人得道，鸡犬升天yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān(lit.) when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs…