鸡犬升天
when someone attains power, those around them also benefit
Frequency 1.5
Meanings
- 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[yi1ren2-de2dao4, ji1quan3-sheng1tian1])