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): ㄐㄧㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ hyun² sing¹ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīquǎnshēngtiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥㄊㄧㄢ
  - 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

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

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