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- Chinese · calque of螞蟻上樹 /蚂蚁上树
- English todayants climbing a tree
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.
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ants climbing a tree
Today it means: A Sichuan dish of ground meat cooked in a sauce and poured over cellophane noodles. Full definition →
Chinese 螞蟻上樹 /蚂蚁上树