Definitions

1. 1. lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2. 2. fig. to ride on sb else's success
3. 3. Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
4. 4. Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

Components

• 鸡 jī – fowl
• 犬 quǎn – dog
• 升天 shēng tiān – lit. to ascend to heaven

Related Words

• 一人得道，鸡犬升天 yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān – lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)