鸡犬升天

Traditional form:

雞犬升天

Pinyin (reading):

jīquǎn-shēngtiān

Definitions:

• 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 (yirēn-dēdāo,jiquān-shēngtiān))

Characters:

• 鸡 - chicken
• 犬 - dog
• 升 - to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial

Traditional characters:

• 雞 - chicken
• 犬 - dog
• 升 - to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial