礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
Traditional: 禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛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 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 mean?
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 (lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo) 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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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千qiānthousand里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit · to give (as a present)
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