"得道" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
得道	dé dào	to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
得道多助	dé dào duō zhù	a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom) / those upholding justice will find help all around	syn
得道多助，失道寡助	dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù	A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
一人得道，鸡犬升天一人得道，雞犬升天	yī rén - dé dào , jī quǎn - shēng tiān	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
一人得道，鸡犬升天一人得道，雞犬升天	yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān	lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

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