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爱屋及乌

ài wū jí wūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom) / involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

愛屋及烏 爱屋及乌 [ai4 wu1 ji2 wu1] /lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected/Love me, love my dog./

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Other forms in these source records: 愛屋及烏

  • 爱
    ài

    to love / to be fond of / to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth) / to tend to (happen)

  • 屋
    wū

    (bound form) house / (bound form) room

  • 及
    jí

    and / to reach / up to / in time for

  • 乌
    wū

    crow / black

    wù

    used in 烏拉|乌拉[wù la] / used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wù la cǎo]

    Wū

    abbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wū]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wū kè lán], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn] etc / surname Wu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.