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GFSA Multilingual Feng Shui and Yijing Glossary

Explore reviewed feng shui and Yijing terminology by subject, compare names across languages, trace public definitions to source snapshots, and understand differences among schools and cultures.

Interpretive boundary: The library documents terminology, sources and present-day usage. It does not establish scientific causation, medical effectiveness, legal status, one orthodox school or a guaranteed service result.
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East-Four and West-Four Mansions

中文:東四宅與西四宅 English: East-Four and West-Four Mansions 日本語:東四宅・西四宅 한국어: 동사택·서사택

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East-Four and West-Four Mansions (東四宅與西四宅) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, The Eight-Mansions grouping of Kan, Li, Zhen and Xun as East-Four houses and Qian, Kun, ...

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Eight Mansions

中文:八宅 English: Eight Mansions 日本語:八宅 한국어: 팔택

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Eight Mansions (八宅) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A method classifying dwellings by trigram based on sitting or doorway orientation and discussing layout through...

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Flying-Star Chart

中文:飛星盤 English: Flying-Star Chart 日本語:飛星盤 한국어: 비성반

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Flying-Star Chart (飛星盤) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A calculated Nine-Palace chart arranging period, mountain and facing stars under specified rules. It should...

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Najia

中文:納甲 English: Najia 日本語:納甲 한국어: 납갑

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Najia (納甲) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A family of correspondences assigning Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches or related data to trigrams and lines. Jing Fang ...

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Nine Stars

中文:九星 English: Nine Stars 日本語:九星 한국어: 구성

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Nine Stars (九星) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A set of star-number symbols named from One White through Nine Purple and correlated with Luoshu numbers, Five Phas...

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Sanhe School

中文:三合派 English: Sanhe School 日本語:三合派 한국어: 삼합파

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Sanhe School (三合派) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A family of traditions combining form and compass analysis through Branch harmonies, relationships among dragon,...

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Sanhe Water Method

中文:三合水法 English: Sanhe Water Method 日本語:三合水法 한국어: 삼합수법

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Sanhe Water Method (三合水法) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A family of Sanhe methods relating incoming water, outgoing water, water gate and facing to Stem-Branch a...

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Sanyuan School

中文:三元派 English: Sanyuan School 日本語:三元派 한국어: 삼원파

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Sanyuan School (三元派) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A family of compass traditions organized around the Three Cycles and Nine Periods, Luoshu Nine Palaces and tem...

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Xuan Kong

中文:玄空 English: Xuan Kong 日本語:玄空 한국어: 현공

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Xuan Kong (玄空) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, An umbrella term for compass traditions concerned with time, space and changing qi patterns. Modern usage often asso...

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Xuan Kong Flying Stars

中文:玄空飛星 English: Xuan Kong Flying Stars 日本語:玄空飛星 한국어: 현공비성

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Xuan Kong Flying Stars (玄空飛星) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A Xuan Kong method distributing nine stars through the Nine Palaces according to period, sitting, fac...

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