汉英词典
MEANING OF 一人得道，鸡犬升天
一人得道，鸡犬升天
(一人得道，雞犬升天)
(一人得道，雞犬升天)
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
When one person becomes immortal, even the chickens and dogs ascend to heaven / It is a metaphor for a person who has become an official, and those who have relations with him have followed suit
据王充《论衡·道虚篇》记载汉代淮南王刘安学道，道术之士争献奇方异术。刘安得道后举家升天，畜产皆仙，犬吠于天上，鸡鸣于云中”◇以一人得道，鸡犬升天”比喻一人得势，与之亲近或有关的人也随着发迹或升迁。多含讽刺意。
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