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千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重

qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng

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Definitions

  1. 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.

Child Words of 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重

鹅毛
é máo

goose feather

千
qiān

thousand

意
yì

idea

重
chóng

to repeat

情
qíng

feeling

千里
qiān lǐ

a thousand miles

鹅
é

goose

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.

礼
lǐ

gift

毛
máo

hair

里
lǐ

lining

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

重
zhòng

heavy

情意
qíng yì

friendly regard; affection

送
sòng

to send; to deliver; to transmit

轻
qīng

light