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，鷄犬升天)	一人	得道	，	雞/鷄	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 t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ 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

Etymology:

漢·王充《論衡·道虛》：“淮南王學道，招會天下有道之人，傾一國之尊，下道術之士，是以道術之士並會淮南，奇方異術，莫不爭出。王遂得道，舉家昇天，畜產皆仙，犬吠於天上，雞鳴於雲中。

"The king of Huainan studied Taoism, recruited Taoist people from all over the world, and gained the respect of the country. He also valued Taoist magicians, so the Taoist magicians gathered in Huainan, and developed strange prescriptions and magic, competing for favors. The king then attained enlightenment, his family ascended to heaven, his livestock all became immortals. The dogs barked in the sky, and the roosters crowed in the clouds."

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