禮輕情意重

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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.

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禮輕情意重|礼轻情意重 [lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng] ► 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.