feng shui

feng shui1 /ˌfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ/ noun [uncountableU]

a Chinese system of organizing the furniture and other things in a house or building in a way that people believe will bring good luck and happiness 风水

Examples from the Corpus

feng shui• It was a much better floor plan than I would have come up with had I not known about feng shui.• Having specific goals in mind is part of applying feng shui in an effective manner.• Does your house have bad feng shui?• But feng shui consultants can be hard to find.• The goal of feng shui is to direct fate in a positive direction.• If luck is the residue of design, then feng shui is a way to design your luck.• Free-lance writer and producer Kirsten Lagatree said she decided to try feng shui after doing a story on it.• However, that would have put her back to the door, which feng shui principles advise against.

feng shui2 verb [transitiveT]

feng shui a room/house etc to place the furniture and other things in a room or house in a particular position so that it is arranged according to the feng shui system 根据风水来布置房间/房屋等

Origin feng shui

(1700-1800) Chinese “wind water”

单词	feng shui
释义	feng shui feng shui1 /ˌfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ/ noun [uncountableU] a Chinese system of organizing the furniture and other things in a house or building in a way that people believe will bring good luck and happiness 风水 Examples from the Corpus feng shui• It was a much better floor plan than I would have come up with had I not known about feng shui.• Having specific goals in mind is part of applying feng shui in an effective manner.• Does your house have bad feng shui?• But feng shui consultants can be hard to find.• The goal of feng shui is to direct fate in a positive direction.• If luck is the residue of design, then feng shui is a way to design your luck.• Free-lance writer and producer Kirsten Lagatree said she decided to try feng shui after doing a story on it.• However, that would have put her back to the door, which feng shui principles advise against. feng shui2 verb [transitiveT] feng shui a room/house etc to place the furniture and other things in a room or house in a particular position so that it is arranged according to the feng shui system 根据风水来布置房间/房屋等 Origin feng shui (1700-1800) Chinese “wind water”
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