goose feather; something of little material value
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
goose feather
neutralLiteral meaning referring to the plumage of a goose.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yǔ羽
róng绒
fú服
tián填
chōng充
de的
shì是
yā鸭
máo毛
，
bú不
shì是
é鹅
máo毛
。
This down jacket is filled with duck feathers, not goose feathers.
Tā他
jiǎn捡
qǐ起
yī一
gēn根
xuě雪
bái白
de的
é鹅
máo毛
。
He picked up a snow-white goose feather.
noun
something extremely light or insignificant; a token gift
literaryUsed metaphorically to describe something of very little material value or weight, often in the idiom 千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重.
Qiān千
lǐ里
sòng送
é鹅
máo毛
，
lǐ礼
qīng轻
qíng情
yì意
zhòng重
。
Sending a goose feather from a thousand miles away: the gift is light, but the sentiment is deep.
Zhè这
diǎn点
bāng帮
zhù助
bú不
guò过
shì是
é鹅
máo毛
xiǎo小
shì事
，
bù不
zhí值
yī一
tí提
。
This little bit of help is just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning.
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Xuě雪
xià下
de得
xiàng像
é鹅
máo毛
yī一
yàng样
dà大
。
The snow is falling in large flakes, like goose feathers.