Pronunciation: ' f ə ŋ - ' shw ē , - ' shw ā
Function: noun
Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) f ē ngshui geomantic omen, literally, wind-water
Date: 1797
: a Chinese geomantic practice in which a structure or site is chosen or configured so as to harmonize with the spiritual forces that inhabit it also : orientation, placement, or arrangement according to the precepts of feng shui <auspicious feng shui >