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Noun: feng shui  'fúng'shwee or 'feng'shoo-ee
  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 favourable or unfavourable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture
    "They hired a feng shui consultant to optimize the energy flow in their new office"
     
  2. A Chinese system of harmonizing people with their environment, especially in the placement and arrangement of objects
    "They rearranged their office according to feng shui principles"

Type of: principle, rule

Encyclopedia: Feng shui