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礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛

lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo

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

What 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 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 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛

• 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
• 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