鸡犬升天

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; (2nd half of the saying 一人得道,雞犬升天|一人得道,鸡犬升天[yi1 ren2 de2 dao4 , ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1])

variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

quǎn

(literary) dog

shēng

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

tiān

day