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一人得道，鸡犬升天
一人得道，雞犬升天
yīréndédào,jīquǎnshēngtiān
1.
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his 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
Character Breakdown
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
1 丶
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
2 丶
得
dé
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
HSK 2
11 丶
道
dào
method, way; path, road
HSK 2
12 丶
鸡
jī
chicken
HSK 2
7 丶
犬
quǎn
dog
HSK 6
4 丶
升
shēng
to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
HSK 5
4 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
4 丶
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