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): ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ , ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jan⁴ dak¹ dou⁶, gai¹ hyun² sing¹ tin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīréndédào, jīquǎnshēngtiān [Phonetic: yìréndédào, jīquǎnshēngtiān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ , ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • 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

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