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千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重

qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng

11-character word Traditional 千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重

What 千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 means

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

The characters in 千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重

• 千qiānthousand
• 里lǐlining; interior; inside
• 送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off
• 鹅égoose
• 毛máohair; feather; down
• 礼lǐgift; rite; ceremony
• 轻qīnglight; easy; gentle
• 人rénperson; people
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…
• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to