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Jyutping faat3 coeng4
Pinyin fā xiáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to give rise to (sth good)
  2. to emanate from
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, of a civilisation
    to appear and grow prosperous; to emanate from
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    寿司起源自东南亚,而日本系寿司嘅发祥地。
    壽司起源自東南亞,而日本係壽司嘅發祥地。
    sau6 si1 hei2 jyun4 zi6 dung1 naam4 aa3, ji4 jat6 bun2 hai6 sau6 si1 ge3 faat3 coeng4 dei6.
    • Sushi origins from south east Asia, and Japan is where it becomes popular worldwide.