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千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重
简 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 · 繁 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重Mandarin · pinyin qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
Meanings
- 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.
Characters in this entry
- 千
- qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
- 里
- lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
- 送
- sòng · see off, send off; dispatch, give
- 鵝
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- 毛
- máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
- 禮
- lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
- 輕
- qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
- 情
- qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
- 意
- yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
- 重
- zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
- 鹅
- é · goose
- 礼
- lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
- 轻
- qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
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cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4 ，lai5 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6
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