礼轻情意重
Traditional: 禮輕情意重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 礼轻情意重 mean?
礼轻情意重 (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.
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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意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense · (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind重chóngto repeat · repetition
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