梅雨

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Mandarin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.3 References

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
梅	雨

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

梅 (ume plum) + 雨 (rains)

ume plums ripen in the spring, when it is rainy

[edit] Noun

梅雨 (hiragana つゆ or ばいう, romaji baiu or tsuyu)

1. the East Asian rainy season

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

梅雨

[edit] Etymology

梅 (ume plum) + 雨 (rains)

ume plums ripen in the spring, when it is rainy

[edit] Noun

梅雨 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin méiyǔ)

1. East Asian rainy season

[edit] References

• East Asian rainy season on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:East Asian rainy season
• "梅雨 (in Mandarin)." Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-04-01.
• (2007) Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin). Hong Kong: Commercial Press. ISBN 9789620702778.