Why does the Chinese word for "To stand someone up (Release the pigeon)" sound like
Fang-guh-zuh?!

放鸽子

The Real Meaning

In Mandarin Chinese, the character 放鸽子 (pronounced as fàng gē zi) actually translates to To stand someone up (Release the pigeon).

The Funny Part

Literally 'releasing pigeons'. If your date doesn't show up, they released pigeons on you.

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放鸽子 means to stand someone up! fàng gē zi. Literally 'release pigeons'.