山やま猿ざる

noun

mountain monkey; wild monkey

Literal meaning: a monkey living in the mountains, often referring to the Japanese macaque.

• 山やま猿ざるが温おん泉せんに入はいっている写しゃ真しんを見みた。

  I saw a photo of mountain monkeys bathing in a hot spring.

noun

bumpkin; boor; mountain dweller

Derogatory term for an uncultured person from the countryside, similar to 'hillbilly' or 'yokel'.

• 都と会かいの人ひとは彼かれを山やま猿ざるのように扱あつかった。

  The city people treated him like a bumpkin.