feng shuin.

/ˈfʌŋˌʃuːi/

Forms: Also 1700s fong-choui.

Etymology: Chinese, < feng wind + shui water.

In Chinese mythology, a system of spirit influences, good and evil, which inhabit the natural features of landscapes; hence, a kind of geomancy for dealing with these influences in determining sites for houses and graves. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > [noun] > good or evil > system of

feng shui1797

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by shapes or figures > feng-shui, geomancy for determining sites

feng shui1883

1797 Encycl. Brit. IV. 679/1 The greater part of the Chinese are of the opinion that all the happiness and misfortunes of life depend upon the fong-choui.

1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 204/1 The feng-shui, or ‘wind-and-water’ magic, is a system the practitioners of which regulate the building of houses and tombs by their local aspects.

1906 W. De Morgan Joseph Vance xxvii. 252 I think what the Chinese call the Feng-Shui of the sofa-back had a good deal to answer for.

a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) vii. 178 We entered and felt her Spirit—her Feng Shui—to be good.

1967 ‘A. Cordell’ Bright Cantonese xi. 123 I climbed to the grave of my mother, which was fine for Feng Shui with its wind and water.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	feng shui
释义	feng shuin. /ˈfʌŋˌʃuːi/ Forms: Also 1700s fong-choui. Etymology: Chinese, < feng wind + shui water. In Chinese mythology, a system of spirit influences, good and evil, which inhabit the natural features of landscapes; hence, a kind of geomancy for dealing with these influences in determining sites for houses and graves. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > [noun] > good or evil > system of feng shui1797 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by shapes or figures > feng-shui, geomancy for determining sites feng shui1883 1797 Encycl. Brit. IV. 679/1 The greater part of the Chinese are of the opinion that all the happiness and misfortunes of life depend upon the fong-choui. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 204/1 The feng-shui, or ‘wind-and-water’ magic, is a system the practitioners of which regulate the building of houses and tombs by their local aspects. 1906 W. De Morgan Joseph Vance xxvii. 252 I think what the Chinese call the Feng-Shui of the sofa-back had a good deal to answer for. a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) vii. 178 We entered and felt her Spirit—her Feng Shui—to be good. 1967 ‘A. Cordell’ Bright Cantonese xi. 123 I climbed to the grave of my mother, which was fine for Feng Shui with its wind and water. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1797
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