雞犬升天

Chinese

		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. (雞犬升天/鷄犬升天)		雞/鷄	犬	升天
simp. (鸡犬升天)		鸡	犬	升天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīquǎnshēngtiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ hyun² sing¹ tin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīquǎnshēngtiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jicyuǎnshengtian
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-chʻüan³-shêng¹-tʻien¹
    • Yale: jī-chywǎn-shēng-tyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jicheuanshengtian
    • Palladius: цзицюаньшэнтянь (czicjuanʹšɛntjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ hyun² sing¹ tin¹
    • Yale: gāi hyún sīng tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ hyn² sing¹ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ hün² xing¹ tin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ hyːn³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

雞犬升天

1. When a man gets to the top, all his friends and relations get there with him. / to ride on somebody else's success