feng shui

[ fuhng-shwey, feng-shwee ]

/ ˈfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ, ˈfɛŋ ˈʃwi /

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the Chinese art or practice of creating harmonious surroundings that enhance the balance of yin and yang, as in arranging furniture or determining the siting of a house.

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Origin of feng shui

1795–1800; from Chinese: natural surroundings, literally, “wind and water”

Words nearby feng shui

fenestrated, fenestration, fenfluramine, F Eng, Fengjie, feng shui, Fengtien, Feng Yu-hsiang, Fenian, Fenian cycle, fenland

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How to use feng shui in a sentence

“Totem” is by a very young Singaporean artist named Chun Kai Feng, now having his first solo show at Fost Gallery in Singapore.
A Totem to Public Housing|Blake Gopnik|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The charge of stealing state secrets also landed an American named Xue Feng in prison for eight years.
U.S. Businessman’s Chinese Legal Nightmare Includes Torture, Lawyers Say|Dan Levin|December 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: Feng Mengbo reveals Shanghai's decrepit science museum.
An Asian Tiger, Choking on Dust|Blake Gopnik|October 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The U.S. embassy protected Feng and his wife for a year and also negotiated for him to be re-united with his children.
Beacon No More? America Abandons Chen Guangcheng|Kirsten Powers|May 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Feng has 15 graduate students, most of them from other countries.
The U.S. Is Busy Building Supercomputers, but Needs Someone to Run Them|Dan Lyons|December 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Feng-Hwang illuminated the garden sumptuously, and a breath of love was stirring the flowers under the stars.
Edmund Dulacs Fairy-Book|Edmund Dulac
In olden times the place was unknown, but can be doubtfully identified with A-nok-ta-shan in the annotation of Shui-ching.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
MS. feader feng on to wreain swie ferliche easkede hire hokerliche.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250|Various
Heo as ha rinne wes in eosternesse hire ane feng te cleopien to crist ant bidden eos bone.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250|Various
Hire feader feng on to wreain swie ferliche easkede hire hokerliche.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250|Various

British Dictionary definitions for feng shui

feng shui

/ (ˈfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ) /

noun

the Chinese art of determining the most propitious design and placement of a grave, building, room, etc, so that the maximum harmony is achieved between the flow of chi of the environment and that of the user, believed to bring good fortune

Word Origin for feng shui

C20: from Chinese feng wind + shui water

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