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feng shui

[fuhng shwey]
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.

Origin:
1795–1800; < Chin: natural surroundings, lit., wind and water
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feng shui   (fŭng' shwā')   
n.  The Chinese art or practice of positioning objects, especially graves, buildings, and furniture, based on a belief in patterns of yin and yang and the flow of chi that have positive and negative effects.

[Chinese (Mandarin) fēng shuǐ, wind (and) water : fēng, wind + shuǐ, water.]
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