one; the number 1; single; alone

person; people; human being; a human

to obtain; to receive; to gain

(bound form) the Way or the Dao; Daoism; Daoist

chicken; fowl; bird of the Galliformes order typically raised for its meat or eggs

(literary) dog; any of various canine mammals often kept as pets or for work; same as 狗 gǒu

to move upward; to hoist; to go up; to ascend (e.g. onto a platform or into a hall)

sky; heavens; the space above the earth

one person; a single individual; can also describe something done by one person

To reach spiritual enlightenment or become an immortal, especially in Buddhism or Daoism; to successfully complete spiritual training.

Describes a situation where one person attains power and their relatives and friends benefit or get promoted along with them; based on a legend where a man's chickens and dogs ascended to heaven after eating the leftovers of his immortality elixir.