- 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
- (2nd half of the saying 一人得道,一人得道,鸡犬升天【yi1ren2-de2dao4, ji1quan3- shēng tiān】)