放鴿子

See also: 放鸽子

Chinese

 
to release; to free; to let go
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
pigeon; dove
trad. (放鴿子) 鴿子
simp. (放鸽子) 鸽子
Literally: “to release a pigeon”.

Pronunciation


Verb

放⫽鴿子 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) to stand someone up someone; to fail to show up
    鴿子鸽子   Nǐ jìng gǎn fànggēzi!   How dare you stand me up!
  2. (colloquial) to drive off passengers before arriving at the destination
  3. (colloquial) to abandon someone from a group activity
  4. (Wu) to speak idly; to go back on one's words

Synonyms

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