signs of autumn; feeling of autumn
Literary noun for the atmosphere or signs that autumn has arrived, such as cool breezes, changing leaves, or seasonal melancholy.
I feel the signs of autumn in the cool mornings and evenings.
The leaves are starting to change, and a feeling of autumn hangs over the mountains.
Compound of 秋 (autumn) and 意 (mind, feeling, meaning). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a classical Chinese pattern of combining a seasonal character with 意 to express the mood or signs of that season.