千里寄鹅毛

Traditional: 千里寄鵝毛

qiān lǐ jì é máo

Dictionary entry

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

What does 千里寄鹅毛 mean?

千里寄鹅毛 (qiān lǐ jì é máo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

2also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛

Character breakdown

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千qiānthousand 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care · (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily 鹅évariant of 鵝|鹅[e2]毛Máosurname Mao

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