All dogs and chickens are immortal

All dogs and chickens are immortal

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is j ī Qu ǎ NJI ē Xi ā n, which means that when a person is developed, his relatives and relatives will rise or gain power. It comes from Wang Chong's Lun Heng Dao Xu of Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

It is said that Liu anxiu, the king of Huainan in the Han Dynasty, became an immortal and scattered the remaining medicine in the courtyard. After eating it, the chickens and dogs went up to heaven. Later, it means that when a person becomes an official, people related to him also gain power.

The origin of Idioms

In Wang Chong's Lun Heng · Tao Xu of Han Dynasty, "Liu An, the king of Huainan, died when he sat down. He heard about it all over the world. At that time, it was also seen in Confucian books that it was said that Liu An would go to heaven when he got Taoism."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in officialdom, etc. Since his father became the richest man, all his relatives and friends were immortal. When he went there, some people flattered him.