一人得道,鸡犬升天

yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

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

一

yī

one

人

rén

person; people

得

dé

to obtain

道

dào

road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])

,

,

鸡

jī

variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

犬

quǎn

(literary) dog

升

shēng

to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1])

天

tiān

day