礼薄情意重
lǐ​bó​qíng​yì​zhòng

it's the thought that counts

  • created sense approved 礼薄情意重/禮薄情意重 · lǐ​bó​qíng​yì​zhòng · it's the thought that counts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    礼薄情意重 / 禮薄情意重

    lǐ​bó​qíng​yì​zhòng

    it's the thought that counts

    the gift is small but the sentiment is deep; used to express that the intent behind a gift is more important than its material value

    礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · gift 薄 (literal) → 薄 · bó · meager 情意 (literal) → 情意 · qíng​yì · friendly regard 重 (literal) → 重 · zhòng · heavy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense