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一人得道,雞犬升天
一人得道,雞犬升天
See also: 一人得道,鸡犬升天
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 , 雞 犬 升天 simp. (一人得道,鸡犬升天) 一人 得道 , 鸡 犬 升天 Literally: “When a man attains the Tao, even his pets ascend to heaven.”.
Proverb
一人得道,雞犬升天
- when a man gets to the top, all his friends and relations get there with him
- one a man becomes an official, everyone he associates with reaps the benefits