爱屋及乌 — Chinese idiom
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
Traditional: 愛屋及烏
Meaning
- lit. love the house and its crow ; involvement with sb and everyone connected
- Love me, love my dog.
Character by character
- 爱àito love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
- 屋wūbuilding, house, shelter; room
- 及jíto extend; to reach; and; in time
- 乌wūcrow, rook, raven; black, dark
Idioms sharing a character
- 因爱成恨 yīn ài chéng hèn
- 嫌贫爱富 xián pín ài fù
- 忠君爱国 zhōng jūn ài guó
- 爱不忍释 ài bù rěn shì
- 爱不释手 ài bù shì shǒu
- 爱惜羽毛 ài xī yǔ máo
- 爱才若渴 ài cái ruò kě
- 爱民如子 ài mín rú zǐ
- 爱理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ
- 爱莫能助 ài mò néng zhù
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