放飛機

Chinese

 
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
 
flying machine; airplane; plane; flight
trad. (放飛機) 飛機
simp. (放飞机) 飞机

Pronunciation


Verb

放飛機

  1. (chiefly Cantonese, Malaysia) to stand someone up; 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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