noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Chinese geomancy, fung shui
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
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Usage: colloquial, uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of feng shui.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To arrange a space according to the rules of feng shui.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
I’m going to have my bedroom feng shuied. Maybe this will finally bring me good luck.
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6
noun
Meaning 6
rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: principle, rule
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
風水 /风水
(fēngshuǐ)
— system of spiritual energies present in the natural features of landscapes
Macedonian:
фенг шу́и
(feng šúi)
— system of spiritual energies present in the natural features of landscapes
Polish:
feng shui
— system of spiritual energies present in the natural features of landscapes
Arabic:
فِنْغ شُوي
(finḡ šūy)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Chinese Cantonese:
風水 /风水
(fung1 seoi2)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Chinese:
風水 /风水
(zh-min-nan)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Chinese Mandarin:
風水 /风水
(fēngshuǐ)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Dutch:
feng shui
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Hebrew:
פנג שווי
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Hungarian:
fengshui
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Indonesian:
fengsui
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Indonesian:
hongsui
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Japanese:
風水
(fūsui)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Kazakh:
фың-шұй
(fyñ-şūi)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Korean:
풍수
(pungsu)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Macedonian:
фенг шу́и
(feng šúi)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Polish:
feng shui
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Russian:
фэншу́й
(fɛnšúj)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Russian:
фэн-шу́й
(fɛn-šúj)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Tagalog:
punsoy
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Thai:
ฮวงจุ้ย
(huuang-jûi)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Ukrainian:
феншу́й
(fenšúj)
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Vietnamese:
phong thủy
— ancient Chinese system of geomancy used to design buildings and graves, and to determine the spatial arrangement of things
Polish:
urządzać miejsce według feng shui
— to arrange a space according to the rules of feng shui
Polish:
urządzić miejsce według feng shui
— to arrange a space according to the rules of feng shui
