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一人得道,雞犬升天

一人得道,雞犬升天

Chinese

a person; one person; someone to attain the Way; to become enlightened; to attain salvation fowl; chicken dog to ascend into heaven, to go up to the sky
trad. (一人得道,雞犬升天) 一人 得道 升天
simp. (一人得道,鸡犬升天) 一人 得道 升天
Literally: “When a man attains the Tao, even his pets ascend to heaven.”.

Proverb

一人得道,雞犬升天

  1. when a man gets to the top, all his friends and relations get there with him
  2. one a man becomes an official, everyone he associates with reaps the benefits