phong thuỷ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• phong thủy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 風水, composed of 風 (“wind”) and 水 (“water”), from Chinese 風水／风水.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰwi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰwɪj˧˨] ~ [fɔŋ˧˧ tʰwɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

phong thuỷ

1. feng shui

   Phong thuỷ nhà này xấu quá! Chả trách mà gặp hạn hoài!

   The feng shui of this residence is really poor! No wonder the owners have been plagued with bad luck!