An example of how to reuse other values by symbol translation key value on i18n gem.

i18n_symbol_reference_feature_example.rb

require 'i18n'
require 'yaml'

I18n.backend.store_translations(
  :en,
  YAML.load(<<-YAML)
    activerecord:
      attributes:
        user:
          status:
            active: :common.active
            inactive: :common.inactive
    common:
      active: Active
      inactive: Inactive
  YAML
)

p I18n.t('activerecord.attributes.user.status.active') #=> "Active"