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礼轻情意重

lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng

5-character word Traditional 禮輕情意重

What 礼轻情意重 means

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

The characters in 礼轻情意重

• 礼lǐgift; rite; ceremony
• 轻qīnglight; easy; gentle
• 情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…
• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to

Example sentences

• 礼轻情意重。
  It's the thought that counts.

Words containing 礼轻情意重

• 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhònggoose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it…