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Feng shui

Feng shui (/ˈfʌŋˌʃuːi/ or /ˌfʌŋˈʃweɪ/) is a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China. The term feng shui means, literally, "wind-water" (i.e., fluid). From ancient times, landscapes and bodies of water were thought to direct the flow of the universal qi – "cosmic current" or energy – through places and structures. More broadly, feng…

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Bopomofo
ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Chữ Hán
風水
Fuzhou BUC
hŭng-cūi
Hangul
풍수
Hanja
風水
Hanyu Pinyin
fēngshuǐ

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Feng shui

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related to Origins · 28
Feng shui → Banpo, BC, Beidou, Big Dipper, Bushel, Chinese, Dadiwan, Ding, Dragon, During, F901, Hongshan, In, It, Ladle, Longshan, Lutaigang, Puyang, Regional, Shijing
related to Bagua (eight trigrams) · 20
Feng shui → BC, Book, Chart, Ching, Documents, Earlier Heaven, Eight, Four Celestial Animals, Hetu, In Yaodian, Later Heaven, River, Shangshu, The Lo, The Turtle Calendar, This, Turtle Calendar, Yao, Yaodian, Yellow River Chart
related to Early instruments and techniques · 19
Feng shui → According, Chinese, Han, In, It, Ming, Neolithic China, Paul Wheatley, Rituals, Shang, Some, Song, Tang, The, This, Xiaotun, Yanshi, Zhengzhou, Zhouli
related to First Western reactions · 19
Feng shui → As, Catholic, China, Chinese, De Christiana, Educational Association, European, His, In, Jesuit China, Latin, Matteo Ricci, Pitcher, Rev, Ricci, Sinas, Victorian-era, Western, What
related to In China · 18
Feng shui → After, China, Chinese Communist Party, Cultural Revolution, During, Feng, Four Olds, Hong Kong, It, Mao Zedong, People's Republic, PRC, Qingdao, Red Guards, Republic, Some, Taiwan, There
related to Contemporary uses of feng shui · 17
Feng shui → After Richard Nixon's, American Southwest, Architects, Asian, British Columbia, Canada, China, Environmental, Feng, Geographers, In, Landscape, Native Americans, People's Republic, Some, United States, Victoria
related to Imperial court usage · 14
Feng shui → Chinese, Forbidden City, Forbidden City's, From, Han, Heaven, Imperial Astronomical Bureau, Jingshan, Major, Mandate, Ming, Qing, Qintianjian, The
related to Form branch · 13
Feng shui → Book, Burial, Guo Pu, Han, Jin, Qing Wuzi, The, The Book, The Form, The Form Branch, Tomb, Yang House, Yin House
related to Criticism amid global spread · 12
Feng shui → Another, Carroll, Critics, Do, Earth, Feng, He, Magnetic North, New Age, One, Robert, Skeptics
related to Environmental management · 11
Feng shui → As, China, Commons, Different, In, This, To, Traditional, Tragedy, Understanding, When

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feng shui chinese traditional china compass used one also practice qi techniques form western rules local popular world design branch

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Feng shuiBopomofoㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ1.00infobox
Feng shuiChữ Hán風水1.00infobox
Feng shuiFuzhou BUChŭng-cūi1.00infobox
Feng shuiHangul풍수1.00infobox
Feng shuiHanja風水1.00infobox
Feng shuiHanyu Pinyinfēngshuǐ1.00infobox
Feng shuiHiraganaふうすい1.00infobox
Feng shuiHokkien POJhong-suí1.00infobox
Feng shuiIPA[fə́ŋ.ʂwèɪ]1.00infobox
Feng shuiIPA[fʊŋ˥˧.sɵɥ˧˥] or [fʊŋ˥.sɵɥ˧˥]1.00infobox
Feng shuiJyutpingfung1seoi21.00infobox
Feng shuiKanji風水1.00infobox
Feng shuiKhmerហុងស៊ុយ (hŏng sŭy)1.00infobox
Feng shuiKunrei-shikihûsui1.00infobox
Feng shuiLiteral meaning"wind-water"1.00infobox
Feng shuiMcCune–Reischauerp'ungsu1.00infobox
Feng shuiRevised Hepburnfūsui1.00infobox
Feng shuiRevised Romanizationpungsu1.00infobox
Feng shuiRomanizationfon平 sy上1.00infobox
Feng shuiRomanizationFung1 sui31.00infobox
Feng shuiRomanizationfung24 sui311.00infobox
Feng shuiSimplified Chinese风水1.00infobox
Feng shuiThaiฮวงจุ้ย (Huang chui)1.00infobox
Feng shuiTongyong Pinyinfongshuěi1.00infobox
Feng shuiTraditional Chinese風水1.00infobox
Feng shuiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinfēngshuǐBopomofoㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇWade–Gilesfêng1-shui3Tongyong PinyinfongshuěiYale RomanizationfēngshwěiIPA[fə́ŋ.ʂwèɪ]WuRomanizationfon平 sy上Gan…1.00infobox
Feng shuiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised RomanizationpungsuMcCune–Reischauerp'ungsu1.00infobox
Feng shuiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised HepburnfūsuiKunrei-shikihûsui1.00infobox
Feng shuiVietnamese alphabetphong thủy1.00infobox
Feng shuiWade–Gilesfêng1-shui31.00infobox

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