千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
Traditional: 千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重Dictionary entry
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
What does 千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 mean?
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 (qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
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