粵

放fong3飛fei1機gei1

simp放飞机
fong3 fei1 gei1fàng fēi jī

English

  1. (coll.) to stand sb up
  2. to not turn-up for an appointment
  3. to fail to turn up for a date; to stand one up; literally: to release aeroplane
  4. slang in accounting firm; to fake a test or working record
  5. to fail to honor an agreement

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 應承咗出席一個約會,但最後冇出現
  2. 會計界術語:指有人偽造工作紀錄,實際並未作相關測試或查核

Examples

  • 今日俾人放咗我飛機,搞到我白白呆等三個鐘。

    I waited in vain stupidly for three hours because others did not show up today.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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