- (lit.) when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)
- (fig.) when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
“when a man gets to the top, all his friends and relations get there with him.”
一个人得道面仙，全家连鸡、狗也都随之升天。比喻一个人做了官，和他有关系的人也都跟着得势。
出处 汉·王充《论衡·道虚》：“淮南王学道，招会天下有道之人，倾一国之尊，下道术之士，是以道术之士并会淮南，奇方异术，莫不争出。王遂得道，举家升天，畜产皆仙，犬吠于天上，鸡鸣于云中。”