桂月

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Chinese

osmanthus moon
month
simp. and trad.
(桂月)
anagram 月桂

Etymology 1

From the blossoming of osmanthuses around this time of year.

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Proper noun

桂月

  1. (archaic) The eighth month of the Chinese lunar year.
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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.

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Noun

桂月

  1. (literary) moon
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