千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 in English qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 , li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4 Meaning

Meanings

  • goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiomatic expression); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

Simplified Characters

千 里 送 鹅 毛 ， 礼 轻 人 意 重

Traditional Characters

千 里 送 鵝 毛 ， 禮 輕 人 意 重

Pinyin

qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 , li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4

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 ， 礼li3surname Li 轻qing1light 人ren2man 意yi4Italy 重zhong4to repeat