| 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. |
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.] |