千里寄鹅毛

qiān lǐ jì é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛

千

qiān

used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

里

lǐ

li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m

寄

jì

to entrust; to place in sb's care

鹅

é

goose

毛

máo

hair