jī​quǎn​shēng​tiān

nepotism

  • created reference approved 鸡犬升天/雞犬升天 → 一人得道,鸡犬升天/一人得道,雞犬升天 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸡犬升天 / 雞犬升天 jī​quǎn​shēng​tiān

    一人得道,鸡犬升天 / 一人得道,雞犬升天 yī​rén​dé​dào​jī​quǎn​shēng​tiān

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  • created reference approved 鸡犬升天/雞犬升天 → 鸡犬皆仙/雞犬皆仙 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸡犬升天 / 雞犬升天 jī​quǎn​shēng​tiān

    鸡犬皆仙 / 雞犬皆仙 jī​quǎn​jiē​xiān

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  • created reference approved 鸡犬升天/雞犬升天 → 鸡犬俱升/雞犬俱升 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸡犬升天 / 雞犬升天 jī​quǎn​shēng​tiān

    鸡犬俱升 / 雞犬俱升 jī​quǎn​jù​shēng

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  • created sense approved 鸡犬升天/雞犬升天 · jī​quǎn​shēng​tiān · nepotism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸡犬升天 / 雞犬升天

    jī​quǎn​shēng​tiān

    nepotism

    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.

    鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 犬 (literal) → 犬 · quǎn · dog 升天 (literal) → 升天 · shēng​tiān · to ascend to heaven

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