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雞犬升天 (gai1 hyun2 sing1 tin1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

雞犬升天 (gai1 hyun2 sing1 tin1, jī quǎn shēng tiān) — (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|一人得道,鸡犬升天[yi1 ren2 de2 dao4 , ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1])

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