"ants climbing a tree" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|螞蟻上樹}} Calque of Chinese 螞蟻上樹/蚂蚁上树 (mǎyǐshàngshù) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ants climbing a tree (uncountable)
  1. A Sichuan dish of ground meat cooked in a sauce and poured over cellophane noodles. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Meals Translations (Sichuan dish): 螞蟻上樹 (Chinese Mandarin), 蚂蚁上树 (mǎyǐshàngshù) (Chinese Mandarin), jauhelihakastike-lasinuudelipannu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ants_climbing_a_tree-en-noun-IRzeZpIe Disambiguation of Meals: 85 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'Sichuan dish': 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ants, climbing, a, tree. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ants_climbing_a_tree-en-noun--k6B-QDv

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