千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān​lǐ​sòng'é​máo​lǐ​qīng​rén​yì​zhòng

it's the thought that counts

Senses

千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重/ 千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重 qiān​lǐ​sòng'é​máo​lǐ​qīng​rén​yì​zhòng it's the thought that counts

A goose feather sent from a thousand miles away, the gift is light but the feeling is heavy; used to express that a gift is valuable because of the sentiment behind it rather than its material price.

千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重/ 千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重 qiān​lǐ​sòng'é​máo​lǐ​qīng​rén​yì​zhòng it is the thought that counts

to send a goose feather from a thousand miles away, the gift is light but the sentiment is heavy; it is the thought that counts

References

see 礼轻人意重/禮輕人意重 → 千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重/千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重