mǎ yǐ shàng shùdictionary entry
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"ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[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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Original source entry:

螞蟻上樹 蚂蚁上树 [ma3 yi3 shang4 shu4] /"ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] 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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Other forms in these source records: 螞蟻上樹

  • 蚂
    mā

    used in 螞螂|蚂螂[mā láng]

    mǎ

    used in 螞蟥|蚂蟥[mǎ huáng] / used in 螞蟻|蚂蚁[mǎ yǐ]

    mà

    used in 螞蚱|蚂蚱[mà zha]

  • 蚁
    yǐ

    ant

  • 上
    shǎng

    used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]

    shàng

    (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above

  • 树
    shù

    tree / CL:棵[kē] / to cultivate / to set up

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