fung shui
/fʊŋ sə.i/
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Hong Kong/fʊŋ sɵy̯/
fung shui noun: synonym of feng shui: the Cantonese-derived name.
Noun
fung shui (uncountable)
- Synonym of feng shui: the Cantonese-derived name.
- Hong Kong has reason enough to feel glum these days, and not only because 6 million subjects have suddenly lost their British governor. For one thing, the superstitious, and those who follow the Chinese geomancy know as fung shui, are making much of the circumstances of Sir Edward's passing.
- He was the first governor ever to die in office. He died up in Peking, which many still think of as the enemy capital. He died while he was on Hong Kong business -- indeed, it looks as though he died from the very rigors of that business. And he died on the unpropitious fourth of the month -- the...1986 December 16, Simon Winchester, “A Funeral in Hong Kong”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2023
- Synonyms:
- feng shui
Synonyms of fung shui
Forms of fung shui
| alternative form | fungshui |
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Origin of fung shui
From Cantonese 風水 /风水 (fung¹ seoi²). Doublet of feng shui.
Questions about fung shui
- What does fung shui mean?
- Fung shui means synonym of feng shui: the Cantonese-derived name.
- What part of speech is fung shui?
- Fung shui is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fung shui?
- Fung shui is pronounced /fʊŋ sɵy̯/ (Hong Kong).
Words near fung shui in the dictionary
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