huái​nán​jī​quǎn

humble followers who gain power through their superior

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淮南鸡犬/ 淮南雞犬 huái​nán​jī​quǎn humble followers who gain power through their superior

(idiom) people who rise to power or success by clinging to a powerful figure. Originally referring to the legend of the King of Huainan, whose chickens and dogs supposedly also ascended to heaven after eating the remains of his elixir of immortality.

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