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)

1. A Sichuan dish of ground meat cooked in a sauce and poured over cellophane noodles.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ants,‎ climbing,‎ a,‎ tree.

Translations

Sichuan dish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 螞蟻上樹／蚂蚁上树 (zh) (mǎyǐshàngshù)

• Finnish: jauhelihakastike-lasinuudelipannu
• French: please add this translation if you can