千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重

Traditional: 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重

qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng

Dictionary entry

goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

What does 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 mean?

千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 (qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

Character breakdown

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千qiānthousand 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit · to give (as a present)鹅évariant of 鵝|鹅[e2]毛Máosurname Mao 礼Lǐsurname Li · abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites 轻qīnglight · easy 情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion · (bound form) situation; condition

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千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重

qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng

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