鸡犬升天 in English ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to ride on somebody else's success
  • Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  • Once somebody has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

Simplified Characters

鸡 犬 升 天

Traditional Characters

雞 犬 升 天

Pinyin

ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鸡ji1fowl 犬quan3dog 升sheng1to ascend 天tian1day