feng shui

短语

n. 风水

发音

US /fʌŋˈʃweɪ/
UK /fʌŋˈʃweɪ/
US /fʊŋ-/
UK /fʊŋ-/
US /fɛŋ-/
UK /fɛŋ-/
/fɛŋˈʃuː.i/

词形变化

feng shuis 三单 feng shuiing 现在分词 feng shuied 过去式 feng shuied 过去分词

别名

fengshui

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A system of spiritual energies, both good and evil, present in the natural features of landscapes.

    风水

    不可数 宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 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.

    风水

    不可数 引申义
  3. 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.

    非正式 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To arrange a space according to the rules of feng shui.

    及物

    I’m going to have my bedroom feng shuied. Maybe this will finally bring me good luck.

词汇关系

名词

词源

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.

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