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桂月

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Chinese

More information osmanthus, moon month ...

Etymology 1

From the blossoming of osmanthuses around this time of year.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

桂月

  1. (archaic) The eighth month of the Chinese lunar year.
Synonyms
  • 酉月 (Yǒuyuè), 瑩月莹月, 虹月, 吟秋, 鴉月鸦月, 壯月壮月, 仲秋, 中秋 (zhōngqiū)
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Etymology 2

From the mythological Chinese belief that the phases of the moon were caused by the presence of a rapidly blooming osmanthus tree or forest.

Pronunciation


Noun

桂月

  1. (literary) moon
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Japanese

More information Kanji in this term ...

Noun

(けい)(げつ) (keigetsu) 

  1. (literary) synonym of (tsuki, moon)
  2. the eighth month of the lunar calendar
    Synonym: 葉月 (hazuki)

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