放粉鳥

Chinese
 
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
 pigeon; dove
trad. (放粉鳥) 放 粉鳥
simp. (放粉鸟) 放 粉鸟
Literally: “to release a pigeon”.

Pronunciation

Verb

放粉鳥

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figuratively) to stand someone up someone; to fail to show up

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 放鴿子 (“to stand someone up; to ditch someone”) [map]
Variety Location Words
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
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