English
fung shui
Fung shui comes from Cantonese 風水.
- Cantonesemodern風水fung¹ seoi²
- Englishearliest quotation 1986fung shui
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern風水fung¹ seoi²
- Englishearliest quotation 1986fung shui
Earliest quotation: 1986, Simon Winchester, A Funeral in Hong Kong: “Hong Kong has reason enough to feel glum these…”
Every English word from Cantonese 風水
Today it means
noun Synonym of feng shui: the Cantonese-derived name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 風水 / fung shui