noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
whistling of a prostitute to attract customers
Historical term referring to a practice in Edo-period red-light districts. The word is now encountered mainly in historical or literary contexts.
江戸時代の遊郭では、鼠鳴きで客を呼び込むことがあった。
In the pleasure quarters of the Edo period, prostitutes sometimes whistled to attract customers.
「鼠鳴き」という言葉は、現代ではほとんど使われない。
The word 鼠鳴き is hardly used today.