礼轻人意重

Traditional: 禮輕人意重

lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng

Dictionary entry

slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

What does 礼轻人意重 mean?

礼轻人意重 (lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

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礼Lǐsurname Li · abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites 轻qīnglight · easy 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense · (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 重chóngto repeat · repetition

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礼轻人意重

lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng

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