爱屋及乌

Traditional: 愛屋及烏

ài wū jí wū

Dictionary entry

lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected

What does 爱屋及乌 mean?

爱屋及乌 (ài wū jí wū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected

2Love me, love my dog.

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爱àito love; to be fond of; to like · affection 屋wū(bound form) house · (bound form) room 及jíand · to reach 乌Wūabbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wu1]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 si1 tan3] etc · surname Wu

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爱屋及乌

ài wū jí wū

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