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鸡犬升天
jī​quǎn​shēng​tiān

nepotism

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 鸡 雞 jī noun
    chicken
    chicken; fowl; bird of the Galliformes order typically raised for its meat or eggs
  2. 犬 quǎn noun
    dog
    (literary) dog; any of various canine mammals often kept as pets or for work; same as 狗 gǒu
  3. 升天 shēng​tiān
    to ascend to heaven
    (of a Daoist adept) to achieve immortality and ascend to the celestial realm