安答

āndá

noun

Meanings

1 anda (Mongolian sworn brother)
2 blood brother (Mongolian loanword)

Characters

peace (phonetic here)

answer (phonetic here)

Examples

铁木真和札木合小时候结为安答。

Tiěmùzhēn hé Zhámùhé xiǎoshíhou jié wéi āndá.

Temüjin and Jamukha became sworn brothers (anda) when they were young.

在草原文化里,安答的情谊比亲兄弟还重。

Zài cǎoyuán wénhuà lǐ, āndá de qíngyì bǐ qīn xiōngdì hái zhòng.

In steppe culture, the bond between anda is heavier than that of blood brothers.

Tips

culture

Transliteration of Mongolian ᠠᠨᠳᠠ (anda) — two men who swear brotherhood by exchanging gifts or blood. Famous from The Secret History of the Mongols: the young Temüjin (later Genghis Khan) and Jamukha swore anda three times.

usage

Almost exclusively a historical / literary term today. In modern Mandarin meaning "sworn brother", 结拜兄弟 or 拜把子 are the everyday words.

Stroke Order

安 ān

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