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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
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to reach; and
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a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void |
| trad. (愛屋及烏)
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愛
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屋
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及
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烏
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| simp. (爱屋及乌)
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爱
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屋
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及
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乌
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| Literally: “love the house and its crow”.
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Etymology
From Shangshu Dazhuan (《尚書大傳》):
Pronunciation
Idiom
愛屋及烏
- love me, love my dog; love for a person extends even to the crows on his roof; involvement with somebody and everyone connected