一人得道，雞犬升天

See also: 一人得道，鸡犬升天

Chinese

		a person; one person; someone a person; one person; someone; emperor	to attain the Way; to become enlightened; to attain salvation		fowl; chicken	dog	to ascend into heaven; to go up to the sky; to die to ascend into heaven; to go up to the sky; to die; to pass away
trad. (一人得道，雞犬升天)		一人	得道	，	雞	犬	升天
simp. (一人得道，鸡犬升天)		一人	得道	，	鸡	犬	升天
Literally: “When a man attains the Tao, even his pets ascend to heaven.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīréndédào, jīquǎnshēngtiān

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ, ㄐㄧㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jan⁴ dak¹ dou⁶, gai¹ hyun² sing¹ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīréndédào, jīquǎnshēngtiān [Phonetic: yìréndédào, jīquǎnshēngtiān]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ, ㄐㄧㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥㄊㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yiréndédào, jicyuǎnshengtian
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-jên²-tê²-tao⁴- chi¹-chʻüan³-shêng¹-tʻien¹
  - Yale: yī-rén-dé-dàu-, jī-chywǎn-shēng-tyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: irenderdaw, jicheuanshengtian
  - Palladius: ижэньдэдао, цзицюаньшэнтянь (ižɛnʹdɛdao, czicjuanʹšɛntjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tɤ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ jan⁴ dak¹ dou⁶, gai¹ hyun² sing¹ tin¹
  - Yale: yāt yàhn dāk douh, gāi hyún sīng tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jan⁴ dak⁷ dou⁶, gai¹ hyn² sing¹ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yen⁴ deg¹ dou⁶, gei¹ hün² xing¹ tin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ tɐk̚⁵ tou̯²² kɐi̯⁵⁵ hyːn³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Proverb

一人得道，雞犬升天

when a man gets to the top, all his friends and relatives get there with him
once a man becomes an official, everyone he associates with reaps the benefits

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