FENG-SHUI

Meaning of FENG-SHUI in English

add. ·noun a system of spirit influences for good and evil believed by the chinese to attend the natural features of landscape; also, a kind of geomancy dealing with these influences, used in determining sites for graves, houses, ·etc.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

FENG SHUI — Traditional Chinese method of arranging the human and social world in auspicious alignment with the forces of the cosmos, including …
Английский словарь Британика
FÊNG SHUI — ˈfəŋˈshwā noun Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) fêng 1 shui 3 , literally, wind and water, from fêng 1 wind + shui …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FENG SHUI — noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) fēngshui geomantic omen, literally, wind-water Date: 1797 : a Chinese geomantic practice in which a structure …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FENG SHUI — feng shui BrE AmE ˌfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ ˌfʊŋ-, ˌfeŋ-, ˌ•ˈʃuː i —Chinese fēng shǔi [ 1 fəŋ 3 ʂwei ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FENG SHUI — I. feng shui 1 /ˌfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Chinese ; Origin: 'wind water' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FENG SHUI — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But feng shui consultants can be hard to find. ▪ Does your house have bad …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FENG SHUI — / ˌfeŋ ˈʃuːi; NAmE ; ˌfʊŋ ˈʃweɪ/ noun [ U ] (from Chinese ) a Chinese system for deciding the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FENG SHUI — noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) fēngshui geomantic omen, literally, wind-water Date: 1797 a Chinese geomantic practice in which a structure or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FENG-SHUI — (n.) A system of spirit influences for good and evil believed by the Chinese to attend the natural features of …
Английский словарь Webster
FENG SHUI — /fung" shway"/ the Chinese art or practice of creating harmonious surroundings that enhance the balance of yin and yang, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FENG SHUI — n. Chinese practice of geomancy that seeks to bring harmony and well-being to a household by regulating the energy flow …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FENG SHUI — Pronunciation: ' f ə ŋ - ' shw ē , - ' shw ā Function: noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) f …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FENG SHUI — [ ˌfɛŋ'ʃu:i , ˌfʌŋ 'ʃweɪ ] ■ noun (in Chinese thought) a system of laws considered to govern spatial arrangement …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FENG SHUI — Feng shui is a Chinese art which is based on the belief that the way you arrange things within a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FENG SHUI — Feng shui is a Chinese art which is based on the belief that the way you arrange things within a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FENG SHUI — Traditional Chinese method of arranging the human and social world in auspicious alignment with the forces of the cosmos, including …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FENG SHUI — Фэншуй
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FENG SHUI — ; амер. ,fʌnɡˈʃweɪ сущ. ; кит. фэн-шуй ( учение о правильном размещении предметов в жизненном пространстве человека )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FENG SHUI — сущ.; кит. фэн-шуй (учение о правильном размещении предметов в жизненном пространстве человека)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FENG SHUI — фэн-шуй (древняя китайская система, по которой организация пространства вокруг дома и внутри него влияет на судьбу владельца)
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
FENG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) K'ai feng Feng t'ien {{link=Feng shui">Feng shui
Английский словарь Британика
FENG — shui [noun] [U] - a Chinese philosophy which states that the position of buildings and the arrangement of furniture and …
Cambridge English vocab
SHUI — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Feng shui {{link=Hung shui River">Hung shui River
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FENG — feng huang K'ai feng Feng t'ien Feng shui
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHUI — Chen Shui bian Feng shui Hung shui River
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HUA KUO-FENG — biographical name 1920- pinyin Hua Guo.feng Chinese premier (1976-80)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FÊNG HUANG — noun or fung-hwang ˈfəŋˈ(h)wäŋ Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) fêng 4 huang 2 , from fêng 4 male phoenix + huang 2 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIN-PI SHAN-SHUI — Pinyin jinbi shanshui, English gold-bluegreen landscape, also called ch'ing-l-pai, English green, blue, white style of Chinese landscape painting during the …
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TAN-SHUI — also spelled Tamshui, or Tamsui, coastal chen (town) in T'ai-pei hsien (county), northern Taiwan, on the northern bank of the …
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T'IEN-SHUI — Pinyin Tianshui city, southeast Kansu sheng (province), China. T'ien-shui is situated along the Wei River and was historically an important …
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K'AI-FENG JEW — Pinyin Kaifeng Jew member of a former religious community in Honan province, China, whose adoption of Judaism and careful observance …
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K'AI-FENG — Pinyin Kaifeng, city in northern Honan sheng (province), China. Until 1955 it was the provincial capital (now transferred to Cheng-chou). …
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HUNG-SHUI RIVER — Wade-Giles romanization Hung-shui Ho, Pinyin Hongshui He, river in Kweichow province and in Kwangsi Chuang Autonomous Region, southern China. It …
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HSIEN-FENG — born July 17, 1831, China died Aug. 22, 1861, Jehol, Jehol province [now Ch'eng-te, Hopeh], China Pinyin Xianfeng (reign name, …
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FENG-YAN — shih (municipality) and seat of T'ai-chung hsien (county), west-central Taiwan, situated about 7 miles (11 km) north of T'ai-chung city, …
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FENG-MAN DAM — Wade-Giles romanization Feng-man Shui-pa, Pinyin Fengman Shuiba hydroelectric and flood-control project on the Sungari River some 15 miles (24 km) …
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FENG-HUA — Pinyin Fenghua, town, Chekiang sheng (province), eastern China. Located in a fertile plain area 17 miles (27 km) southwest of …
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FENG YN-SHAN — born 1822, Hua-hsien, Kwangtung province, China died June 1852, Ch'an-chou, Kwangsi Pinyin Feng Yunshan Chinese missionary and social reformer, one …
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FENG Y-HSIANG — born Sept. 26, 1882, Hsing-chi-chen, Chihli [now in Hopeh province], China died Sept. 1, 1948 Pinyin Feng Yuxiang Chinese warlord, …
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FENG TAO — born 881, Ying-chou [now in Hopeh province], China died 954, China Pinyin Feng Dao Chinese Confucian minister generally given credit …
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FENG KUEI-FEN — born 1809, Soochow, Kiangsu province, China died May 28, 1874, Soochow Pinyin Feng Guifen Chinese scholar and official whose ideas …
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CH'IH-FENG — Pinyin Chifeng, Pinyin (Mongolian) Ulanhad, town, southeastern Inner Mongolia autonomous ch' (region), China. It lies on the upper reaches of …
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CH'EN SHUI-PIAN — born February 18, 1951, Tainan county, Taiwan also spelled Chen Shui-bian Taiwanese politician who was a prominent pro-independence leader. He …
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TAIWAN — formerly Formosa Island, off southeastern China, and principal component of the Republic of China (which also includes Matsu and Quemoy …
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LEE TENG-HUI — born Jan. 15, 1923, near Tan-shui, Taiwan First Taiwan-born president (1988–2000) of Taiwan (Republic of China). He became president in …
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FANG — I. ˈfaŋ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English fangen, fongen, alteration of fon (past feng, past participle fangen, fongen …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2001 — Blee, David Henry American intelligence officer (b. Nov. 20, 1916, San Francisco, Calif.-d. Aug. 4, 2000, Bethesda, Md.), was a …
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TZ'U-HSI — born Nov. 29, 1835, Peking died Nov. 15, 1908, Peking Pinyin Cixi, also called (WadeGiles romanization) Hsiao-ch'in, or Hsien Huang-hou, …
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TAIWAN, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a red field (background) with a blue canton incorporating a white sun. The width-to-length ratio of …
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TAIWAN STRAIT — also called Formosa Strait, Chinese (Wade-Giles) T'ai-wan Hai-hsia, or (Pinyin) Taiwan Haixia, arm of the Pacific Ocean, 100 miles (160 …
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TAIPEI — Chinese (Wade-Giles) T'ai-pei, capital of Taiwan (Republic of China). It is situated almost at the northern tip of the island …
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T'AO-YAN — hsien (county), northern Taiwan, with an area of 471 sq mi (1,221 sq km). It is bordered by the hsiens …
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SUP'UNG DAM — Korean Sup'ung-Dam, Chinese (Wade-Giles) Shui-feng Shui-pa, or (Pinyin) Shuifeng Shuiba hydroelectric project on the Yalu River at the Korean border …
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SAN-CH'UNG — shih (municipality), T'ai-pei hsien (county), northern Taiwan. It lies west of Taipei city, in the northern part of the western …
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PIEN CANAL — Wade-Giles romanization Pien Ho, Pinyin Bian He canal running northwest-southeast through Honan, Anhwei, and Kiangsu provinces of China. In medieval …
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P'U-CHOU — Pinyin Puzhou town in east central Shansi Province (sheng), China. It stands on the east bank of the Huang Ho …
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LUAN RIVER — WadeGiles romanization Luan Ho, formerly Lei Shui, or Ju Shui, Pinyin Luan He, Lei Shui, or Ru Shui, river in …
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LO KUAN-CHUNG — born c. 1330, , T'ai-yan?, Shansi province, China died c. 1400, , Hangchow?, Chekiang province Pinyin Luo Guanzhong Chinese writer …
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HSI RIVER — Wade-Giles romanization Hsi Chiang, also spelled Si Kiang, Pinyin Xi Jiang, English West River longest river of southern China. It …
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HONAN — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Ho-nan, (Pinyin) Henan, sheng (province) of north-central China. It has an area of 64,700 square miles (167,700 square …
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HAN-TAN — Pinyin Handan city in southern Hopeh Province (sheng), China. Han-tan is situated on the higher ground on the west of …
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HAN RIVER — WadeGiles romanization Han Shui, Pinyin Han Shui, one of the most important tributaries of the Yangtze River of China. It …
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EVEREST, MOUNT — Sanskrit (Nepali) Sagarmatha, Tibetan Chomolungma, Chinese (Wade-Giles) Chu-mu-lang-ma Feng, (Pinyin) Zhumulangma Feng, also spelled Qomolangma Feng mountain on the crest …
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CHU YI-TSUN — born Oct. 7, 1629, Hsiu-shui, Chekiang province, China died Nov. 14, 1709, Hsiu-shui also spelled Chu I-tsun, also called Chu …
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