feng shui

[ fuhng shwey, feng shwee ]

1. 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.

feng shui

/ ˈfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of feng shui¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of feng shui¹

C20: from Chinese feng wind + shui water

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• interior design