千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 (cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4, lai5 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6) — the meaning is more important than the… in Cantonese | HKDictionary

cinˉ¹千leiˏ₅里sung˗₃送ngoˎ₄鵝mou4,毛，laiˏ₅禮hingˉ¹輕cingˎ₄情ji˗₃意zungˍ₆重

简千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重

Mandarin Pinyin: qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2 ， li3 qing1 qing2 yi4 zhong4

Meaning of 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重

nounthe meaning is more important than the value of the present

Characters in 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重

card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle

li, a unit of length equivalent to 500 m

gross; untouched; unpolished

respect; treat with courtesy

gently; softly; carefully

expect; anticipate; foresee

furthermore: even; still; also | [variant] 仲, [國] 還

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