雞犬升天

鸡犬升天
jīquǎnshēngtiān
  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，雞犬升天，鸡犬升天 yīréndédào,jīquǎnshēngtiān)

CEDICT

When a man gets to the top, all his friends and relations get there with him. / to ride on somebody else's success

Wiktionary

淮南王劉安得道升天，雞犬吃了剩下的仙藥，也隨之升天。見晉．葛洪《神仙傳．卷六》。後比喻一個人發達得勢，左右有關係的人也跟著發跡。如：「一人得道，雞犬升天。」也作「雞犬皆仙」、「雞犬俱升」。

重編國語辭典

一个人获得成功时，与其关系近的人都得到好处

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 雞 jī
  1. fowl
  2. chicken
  3. (slang) prostitute

classifier: 隻
2 犬 quǎn
  1. (literary) dog
  2. Kangxi radical 94
3 升天 shēngtiān
  1. lit. to ascend to heaven
  2. to die

Containing this entry

一人得道，雞犬升天 yīréndédào,jīquǎnshēngtiān
  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