Qiān lǐ sòng émáo; lǐ qīng, rén yì (/qíngyì) zhòng.*

千里送鵝毛, 禮輕仁意(/情意)重。

Lit [When] a goose feather is sent a thousand miles, the gift is light, but the sentiment is heavy.

Fig A gift itself may be small, but the goodwill (or sentiment) it represents is heavy.

Note [Often said by the giver of a gift; cf. Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn, chap. 38; Jìnghuā Yuàn. chap. 50; also said as a chengyu: qiān lǐ é máo, (lǐ qīng, yì zhòng).]

Topics chengyu Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn FEELINGS GIFTS GOOD WILL SENTIMENT