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螞蟻上樹

简蚂蚁上树 · 繁螞蟻上樹

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ yǐ shàng shù

"ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲 fěn sī and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree)
(sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body
(erotic massage) full-body licking

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
蚂: mǎ · ant; leech
蚁: yǐ · ants
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish

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3–3–4–4 · ma3 yi3 shang4 shu4

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noun

ants climbing a tree (Sichuan dish)

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