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

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Pinyin

li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4 , qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

li3surname Li qing1light ren2man yi4Italy zhong4to repeat qian1thousand li3variant of 裡|里[li3] song4to deliver e2variant of 鵝|鹅[e2] mao2surname Mao