Feng Shui

n. Chinese practice of geomancy that seeks to bring harmony and well-being to a household by regulating the energy flow in a dwelling

In ancient times as well as today, Feng Shui, (風水) pronounced in English as [] ("fung shway"), was known as "Kan-Yu" which means 'The Law of Heaven and Earth.’ Today's Feng Shui schools teach that it is the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of space to achieve harmony with the environment. Feng shui literally translates as "wind-water." This is a cultural shorthand taken from the following passage of the Zhangshu (Book of Burial) by Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty: The qi that rides the wind stops at the boundary of water.
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Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) principle, rule
(classification) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC

Fung Shui Feng Shui (Chinese) Wind, rain, or water; the science and art which tends to realize the ideal aim that every human dwelling place -- village or city, fields and surrounding regions, roads, gates, temples; in fact everything connected with human activities upon earth -- must be situated and constructed so that the universe can exercise as completely as possible its favorable influences upon them. The regulators of the fung shui are said to be the three buddhas (triratna). Hence in this aspect Taoism mingles with Buddhism.
Also called khan yu (heaven and earth) in Han literature.

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