‖ bai-u
(ˈbaɪjuː)
[Jap., f. bai plum + u rain.]
(A season of) rainfall in Japan in early or midsummer (see quots.).
| 1910 Bull. Central Meteor. Observ. Japan I. v. 1 (title) On the Bai-u or Rainy Season in Japan. 1922 W. G. Kendrew Climates of Cont. iii. xxii. 142 [In Japan] this rainy season is commonly called the ‘Bai-u’, meaning the plum-rains, as it comes when plums are getting ripe. 1945 G. T. Trewartha Japan (1947) i. ii. 42 Much cloudiness, abundant rain, high humidity, and high sensible temperatures make the so-called bai-u or plum rains a very..gloomy season. |