plum rains
noun
(A season of) rainfall in early summer and midsummer in Japan and southern China; also occasionally in singular.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Littell's Living Age. After Japanese baiu rainy season, lit. ‘plum rains’ (referring to the time of year when plums ripen): see bai-u, or alternatively synonymous Japanese ume no ame, lit. ‘plums' rains’.
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