What is the actual Chinese word for feng shui? Is this a Mandrin word or Cantonese? the word "feng" has 27 words. Several have multiple definitions. Chinese can not often be translated directly. Example: sanmingzhi has 3 characters;
san1 which mean
"three,"
ming2 which alone means
"bright" or "light" and
zhi4 means to
"govern", "heal" or "treat". Directly translated
sanmingzhi would be three bright treats. It actually means sandwich.
I would like to look up the actual Chinese word in my Xinhua dictionary. I've been to dozens of websites and not a single one has the actual Chinese phrase "feng shui."
To: Dutch Boy
Well I could "reach at a guess".... It could be BS in Cantonese and "Let's fool these rich Americans" in Mandarin!
To: Dutch Boy
Hmmm, sounds like the chinese word for Kwanzaa...
76 posted on
12/27/2005 1:25:22 PM PST by
Zavien Doombringer
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To: Dutch Boy
Don't quote me on this, but I think it is the characters for wind and water. I'll ask my wife when I get home.
82 posted on
12/27/2005 1:38:42 PM PST by
Little Pig
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