Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun feng_shui

1 sense of feng shui

Sense 1
feng shui -- (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 favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture)
       => principle, rule -- (a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works")