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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
Source record: cd-e080f2680b4365f4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 [li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4 , qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2] /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./Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.
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Other forms in these source records: 禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛
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