ants climbing a tree
English edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Chinese 螞蟻上樹/蚂蚁上树 (mǎyǐshàngshù); the bits of ground meat clinging to the noodles evoke an image of ants walking on twigs.
Noun edit
ants climbing a tree (uncountable)
- A Sichuan dish of ground meat cooked in a sauce and poured over cellophane noodles.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ants, climbing, a, tree.
Translations edit
Sichuan dish
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