千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重

qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng

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1. 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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Child Words of 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重

• 千 千 qiān: thousand
• 情 情 qíng: feeling
• 毛 毛 máo: hair
• 礼 礼 lǐ: gift
• 里 里 lǐ: lining
• 轻 轻 qīng: light
• 送 送 sòng: to send; to deliver; to transmit
• 重 重 chóng: to repeat
• 重 重 zhòng: heavy
• 鹅 鹅 é: goose
• 千里 千里 qiān lǐ: a thousand miles
• 千里送鹅毛 千里送鹅毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo: goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
• 情意 情意 qíng yì: friendly regard; affection
• 意 意 yì: idea
• 礼轻情意重 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.
• 鹅毛 鹅毛 é máo: goose feather