礼轻情意重
lǐ​qīng​qíng​yì​zhòng

it's the thought that counts

  • created reference approved 礼轻情意重/禮輕情意重 → 千里送鹅毛/千里送鵝毛 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    礼轻情意重 / 禮輕情意重 lǐ​qīng​qíng​yì​zhòng

    千里送鹅毛 / 千里送鵝毛 qiān​lǐ​sòng'é​máo

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 礼轻情意重/禮輕情意重 · lǐ​qīng​qíng​yì​zhòng · it's the thought that counts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    礼轻情意重 / 禮輕情意重

    lǐ​qīng​qíng​yì​zhòng

    it's the thought that counts

    It is not the gift that counts, but the feeling behind it; a small gift given with much heart.

    礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · gift 轻 (literal) → 轻/輕 · qīng · light 情意 (literal) → 情意 · qíng​yì · friendly regard 重 (literal) → 重 · zhòng · important

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

    created sense