今天被放鸟
“getting stood up today”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就觉得
“Just…”
今天 被 放鸟
“getting stood up today”
好像很值得
“actually feels worth it now.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While standard northern Mandarin commonly uses '放鸽子' (releasing a pigeon) for standing someone up, Taiwan Mandarin frequently uses '放鸟' (releasing a bird) with the identical pragmatic meaning.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be stood up; to have someone flake on a plan
A colloquial variant of '放鸽子', widely used in Taiwan Mandarin to describe someone breaking an appointment or not showing up.