千里鹅毛 qiān lǐ é máo

DEFINITIONS

  1. goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
  2. also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2]

CHARACTERS

千 qiān thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里 lǐ unit of distance; village; lane
鹅 é goose
毛 máo hair, fur, feathers; coarse