鸡犬升天

jī quǎn shēng tiān

Định nghĩa

1. lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2. fig. to ride on sb else's success
3. Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
4. Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

Từ chứa 鸡犬升天

• 一人得道，鸡犬升天 yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān: lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

Từ cấu thành 鸡犬升天

• 升 shēng: to ascend
• 天 tiān: day
• 犬 quǎn: dog
• 鸡 jī: fowl
• 升天 shēng tiān: lit. to ascend to heaven