千里寄鹅毛 in English qian1 li3 ji4 e2 mao2 Meaning

Meanings

  • goose feather sent from afar (idiomatic expression); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
  • also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛

Simplified Characters

千 里 寄 鹅 毛

Traditional Characters

千 里 寄 鵝 毛

Pinyin

qian1 li3 ji4 e2 mao2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

千qian1thousand 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 寄ji4to send 鹅e2variant of 鵝|鹅[e2] 毛mao2surname Mao