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禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛

简礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 · 繁禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo

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.

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禮: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
輕: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
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
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毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
礼: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
轻: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
鹅: é · goose

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lai5 hing1 jan4 ji3 zung6 ，cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4

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