發跡 [发迹]

Jyutping faat3 zik1
Pinyin fā jī

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to gain fame and fortune; to rise to power and position (of a poor person)

發跡 [发迹]

Jyutping faat3 zik1
Pinyin fā jì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to make one's mark
  2. to go up in the world
  3. to make one's fortune
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    由​冇​乜​人識變​得出​人頭​地
    to rise; to acquire fame and power
    • 呢位富豪發跡嘅故事相當之引人入勝。
      呢位富豪发迹嘅故事相当之引人入胜。
      There is a good story about how this millionaire rise to power from nothing
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to gain fame and fortune; to rise to power and position (of a poor person)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢位富豪发迹嘅故事相当之引人入胜。
    呢位富豪發跡嘅故事相當之引人入勝。
    • There is a good story about how this millionaire rise to power from nothing
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    发迹
    發跡
    fā jì
    • to rise to prominence