Word
HSK | Not in HSK |
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FREQUENCY | Unknown |
礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
DEFINITIONS
- 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.
CHARACTERS
礼 lǐ | social custom; manners; courtesy |
轻 qīng | light; easy, simple; gentle |
人 rén | man; people; mankind; someone else |
意 yì | thought, idea, opinion; think |
重 zhòng | heavy, weighty; double |
千 qiān | thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler |
里 lǐ | unit of distance; village; lane |
送 sòng | see off, send off; dispatch, give |
鹅 é | goose |
毛 máo | hair, fur, feathers; coarse |