愛屋及烏

See also: 爱屋及乌

Chinese
 
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) 愛 屋 及 烏
simp. (爱屋及乌) 爱 屋 及 乌
Literally: “love the house and its crow”.

Etymology

From Shangshu Dazhuan (《尚書大傳》):

愛人者，兼其屋上之烏。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
爱人者，兼其屋上之乌。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Ài rén zhě, jiān qí wū shàng zhī wū. [Pinyin]
One who loves someone also loves the crow on his roof.

Pronunciation

Idiom

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
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