yīréndédàojīquǎnshēngtiān
ride someone's coat-tails to success
- ride someone's coat-tails to success
- When one person gains power or attains enlightenment, their relatives and followers also benefit; based on the legend of 刘安 liú'ān who became an immortal and took his pets to heaven with him
- nepotism
- when one person attains power, their cronies or family members follow suit; literal sense: when one person achieves immortality and ascends to heaven, even their chickens and dogs are taken along
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Same as
- 鸡犬升天 jīquǎnshēngtiān