🕊️ “放鴿子” (fàng gē zi) Doesn’t Mean Letting a Pigeon Go! 🎧

Ruthy Fun華語 · Jun 14, 2026 · 8m

Have you ever been stood up by a friend? 🕊️

你有被朋友「放鴿子」過嗎？

In Mandarin, we say:

放鴿子 fàng gē zi

It doesn’t mean “to let a pigeon go.”

不是把鴿子放出去喔！

It means someone made plans with you, but didn’t show up.

意思是：跟別人約好了，最後卻沒有出現。

In this episode of Ruthy Fun Mandarin Podcast,

we’ll learn this useful everyday Mandarin phrase through a fun story and real-life conversation.

Let’s learn Mandarin through stories!

一起聽故事學中文吧！🎧

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