放鴿子
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See also: 放鸽子
Chinese[edit]
to release; to free; to let go 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[edit]
Verb[edit]
放⫽鴿子 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- (colloquial, idiomatic) to stand someone up someone; to fail to show 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[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 放鴿子 (“to stand someone up; to ditch someone”) [map]