千里送鹅毛 in English qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 Meaning

Meanings

  • goose feather sent from afar (idiomatic expression); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

Simplified Characters

千 里 送 鹅 毛

Traditional Characters

千 里 送 鵝 毛

Pinyin

qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

千qian1thousand 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 送song4to deliver 鹅e2variant of 鵝|鹅[e2] 毛mao2surname Mao