feng shui

== English == === Alternative forms === Feng Shui, fengshui, feng-shui === Etymology === Borrowed from Mandarin 風水 / 风水 (fēngshuǐ, “feng shui (Chinese system of geomancy)”, literally “wind and water”): 風 / 风 (fēng, “wind”) + 水 (shuǐ, “water”). Doublet of fung shui. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: fŭng shwāʹ, fo͝ong shwāʹ, fĕng shwāʹ, IPA(key): /fʌŋˈʃweɪ/, /fʊŋ-/, /fɛŋ-/ (spelling pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɛŋˈʃuː.i/ (often regarded as incorrect) Rhymes: -eɪ, -uːi === Noun === feng shui (uncountable) (Chinese mythology) A system of spiritual energies, both good and evil, present in the natural features of landscapes. Synonyms: Chinese geomancy, fung shui (Hong Kong) (by extension) An ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things, according to rules about the flow of energy, aimed at achieving harmony with the environment, promoting good fortune and wealth, etc. (colloquial) The state of having a space in a particular order, though not necessarily in accordance with any actual principles of the Chinese system of geomancy. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === feng shui (third-person singular simple present feng shuis, present participle feng shuiing, simple past and past participle feng shuied) (transitive) To arrange a space according to the rules of feng shui. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === feng shui on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Feng Shui === Pronunciation === === Noun === feng shui m or n (uncountable, no diminutive) feng shui Al voor de eerste helft van de 15de eeuw was de gehele nieuwe stad klaar, geheel volgens de regels van Feng Shui.(WP) — Already by the first half of the 15th century, the whole new city was completed, entirely according to the rules of feng shui. == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English feng shui. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛŋkˈʂuj/, /fɛŋkˈʂwɛj/ Rhymes: -uj, -ɛj === Noun === feng shui n (indeclinable) (Chinese mythology) feng shui (system of spiritual energies, both good and evil, present in the natural features of landscapes) feng shui (ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things, according to rules about the flow of energy, aimed at achieving harmony with the environment, promoting good fortune and wealth, etc.) === Further reading === feng shui in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English feng shui === Noun === feng shui m (uncountable) feng shui ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “feng shui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025