A meager but heartfelt gift, often symbolic, given by someone with limited means to fulfill a social obligation or express good intentions.
他家境不富裕，但得知朋友新居落成，还是送上了一幅自己亲手画的梅花图，这真是秀才人情纸半张啊。
His family was not well-off, but upon learning his friend had moved into a new home, he still presented a plum blossom painting he drew himself. This truly is a scholar's meager gift, given out of sincere sentiment.
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