梁りょう上じょうの君くん子し

expression

thief; burglar

Archaic, literary euphemism for a thief, originally from a Chinese anecdote. Not used in modern everyday speech.

• 古こ典てんでは、泥どろ棒ぼうを「梁りょう上じょうの君くん子し」と呼よぶことがある。

  In classical literature, a thief is sometimes called a 'gentleman on the beam'.

expression

mouse

Rare, humorous or euphemistic term for a mouse, likening it to a little thief on the beam. Very uncommon.

• 「梁りょう上じょうの君くん子し」は、時ときにネズミの婉えん曲きょく表ひょう現げんとしても使つかわれる。

  'Gentleman on the beam' is also occasionally used as a euphemism for a mouse.