- 禮輕人意重,千里送鵝毛
- li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4 , qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.* * *禮輕人意重,千里送鵝毛|礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛 [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.
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.