Meaning of 鸡犬升天
鸡犬升天 means when one person gains power or success, all his associates benefit undeservedly. Pronounced jī quǎn shēng tiān.
- when one person gains power or success, all his associates benefit undeservedly
Definitions & Examples
Zì自
cóng从
tā他
dāng当
le了
jú局
zhǎng长
，
qīn亲
qi戚
péng朋
yǒu友
dōu都
bèi被
ān安
pái排
le了
gōng工
zuò作
，
zhēn真
shì是
jī鸡
quǎn犬
shēng升
tiān天
。
Since he became the bureau director, all his relatives and friends got jobs arranged for them — it's truly a case of the chickens and dogs ascending to heaven.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
qún裙
dài带
guān关
xì系
，
lǎo老
bǎn板
yī一
shàng上
rèn任
，
zhěng整
gè个
jiā家
zú族
dōu都
gēn跟
zhe着
jī鸡
quǎn犬
shēng升
tiān天
le了
。
This company is full of nepotism; as soon as the boss took office, his entire family rode his coattails to success.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
guān官
chǎng场
，
yī一
rén人
dé得
dào道
，
jī鸡
quǎn犬
shēng升
tiān天
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
hěn很
pǔ普
biàn遍
。
In ancient official circles, the phenomenon of 'when one man achieves the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven' was very common.
Bié别
zhǐ指
wàng望
kào靠
guān关
xì系
jī鸡
quǎn犬
shēng升
tiān天
，
zuì最
zhōng终
hái还
shì是
yào要
kào靠
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shí实
lì力
。
Don't count on riding someone's coattails to success; in the end, you still have to rely on your own abilities.