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Pronunciation

發生

faat3 sang1

happen

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When to use it

發生 describes an event happening; 發生咩事 asks what happened, without assuming who caused the event.

Examples

發生咩事?

faat3 sang1 me1 si6

What happened?

意外發生咗。

ji3 ngoi6 faat3 sang1 zo2

An accident has happened.