愛屋及烏

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Chinese

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to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
house; room to reach; and
a crow; black; not
a crow; black; not; empty; void
 
trad. (愛屋及烏)
simp. (爱屋及乌)
Literally: “love the house and its crow”.

Etymology

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From Shangshu Dazhuan (尚書大傳):

[Classical Chinese, trad.]
[Classical Chinese, simp.]
Ài rén zhě, jiān qí shàng zhī . [Pinyin]
One who loves someone also loves the crow on his roof.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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愛屋及烏

  1. love me, love my dog; love for a person extends even to the crows on his roof; involvement with somebody and everyone connected