一人得道,鸡犬升天

yī rén dé dào , 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

one

rén

person; people

to obtain

dào

road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])

,

variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

quǎn

(literary) dog

shēng

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

tiān

day