"坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い [canonical] (ruby: (ぼう), (), (にく), (), (), (にく)), bōzu nikukerya kesa made nikui [romanization], 坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: Literally “hate a monk, and you will hate his very robes”. Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|ぼうず にくけりゃ けさ まで にくい|head=坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い}} 坊(ぼう)主(ず)憎(にく)けりゃ袈(け)裟(さ)まで憎(にく)い • (bōzu nikukerya kesa made nikui)
  1. love me, love my dog; hating everything about a person Tags: idiomatic
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