ants climbing a tree

== English == === Etymology === 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 === 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 ====