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”.

From Shangshu Dazhuan (《尚書大傳》):

愛人者，兼其屋上之烏。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]

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.

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

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