雞犬升天 鸡犬升天
[jīquǎn-shēngtiān]
lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)
⇒ 一人得道，鸡犬升天
fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit
⇒ 一人得道，鸡犬升天
(2nd half of the saying 一人得道，雞犬升天|一人得道，鸡犬升天[yīrén-dédào, jīquǎn-shēngtiān])
鸡犬升天
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鸡犬升天
jī quǎn shēng tiān
传说汉代淮南王刘安修炼成仙,连鸡狗吃了剩下的仙药也都升了天(见于汉代王充《论衡·道虚》)。后来用 ‘鸡犬升天’ 比喻一个人得势,同他有关系的人也跟着沾光。 {According to a legend in Discourses Weighed in Balance·On Falsehood by Wang Chong of the Han Dynasty, when Liu An, the Prince of Huainan, achieved immortality after taking the pills of immortality he had acquired by practising alchemy, even his chickens and dogs ascended heaven after eating the pills he had left behind. (fig.) When a man attains the Tao (enlightenment), even his pets ascend heaven; when a man acquires an influential position, all his friends and relations benefit from association with him.}
jī quǎn shēng tiān
传说汉代淮南王刘安修炼成仙,连鸡狗吃了剩下的仙药也都升了天(见于汉代王充《论衡·道虚》)。后来用 ‘鸡犬升天’ 比喻一个人得势,同他有关系的人也跟着沾光。 {According to a legend in Discourses Weighed in Balance·On Falsehood by Wang Chong of the Han Dynasty, when Liu An, the Prince of Huainan, achieved immortality after taking the pills of immortality he had acquired by practising alchemy, even his chickens and dogs ascended heaven after eating the pills he had left behind. (fig.) When a man attains the Tao (enlightenment), even his pets ascend heaven; when a man acquires an influential position, all his friends and relations benefit from association with him.}
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鸡犬升天
jīquǎn-shēnɡtiān
<熟> fowls and dogs turn immortals―relatives and followers of a high-ranking official get benefits easily
jīquǎn-shēnɡtiān
<熟> fowls and dogs turn immortals―relatives and followers of a high-ranking official get benefits easily
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