fung shui

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fung shui

/fʊŋ sɵy̯/ Hong Kong
[fʊŋ˥˥ sɵy̯˥˥] Hong Kong
/fʊŋ sə.i/
/-ˈsui/
/-ˈʃu.i/

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From Cantonese 風水 /风水 (fung¹ seoi²). Doublet of feng shui.

noun fungshui

Hong Kong, uncountable Synonym of feng shui: the Cantonese-derived name. Hong Kong has reason enough to feel glum these days, and not only because 6 million subjects have suddenly lost their British governor. For one thing, the superstitious, and those who follow the Chinese geomancy know as fung shui, are making much of the circumstances of Sir Edward's passing. He was
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@misc{fung_shui_2026,
  title = {fung shui},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fung%20shui},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}