桂月

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

蘭月

Month of the Year: 桂月 (Guìyuè); Previous

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯³³ jyːt̚²/

/ku̯e̞i̯⁴⁵ y̯ẽ¹³/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯³³ jyːt̚²/

/ku̯e̞i̯⁴⁵ y̯ẽ¹³/

From the blossoming of osmanthuses around this time of year.


桂月

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯³³ jyːt̚²/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯³³ jyːt̚²/

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