放鴿子
See also: 放鸽子
Chinese
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out | pigeon; dove | ||
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trad. (放鴿子) | 放 | 鴿子 | |
simp. (放鸽子) | 放 | 鸽子 | |
Literally: “to release a pigeon”. |
Pronunciation
Verb
放鴿子
- (colloquial, idiomatic) to stand someone up someone; to fail to show up
- 你竟敢放我鴿子! / 你竟敢放我鸽子! ― Nǐ jìng gǎn fàng wǒ gēzi! ― How dare you stand me up!
- (colloquial) to drive off passengers before arriving at the destination
- (colloquial) to abandon someone from a group activity
- (Wu) to speak idly; to go back on one's words
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 放鴿子 (“to stand someone up; to ditch someone”) [map] | ||
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Variety | Location | Words edit |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 爽約 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 放鴿子 |
Taiwan | 放鴿子 | |
Malaysia | 放飛機 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 放飛機 |
Hong Kong | 放飛機 | |
Min Nan | Taipei | 放粉鳥 |
Kaohsiung | 放粉鳥 | |
Penang | 放飛機 |