埃及

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (埃及)		埃	及
simp. ^#(埃及)		埃	及

Etymology

Likely borrowed from English Egypt. Attested as early as 1853.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Āijí

(Zhuyin): ㄞㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): oi¹ kap⁶ / aai¹ kap⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Âi-khi̍p
Northern Min (KCR): Ái-gĭ
Eastern Min (BUC): Ăi-gĭk
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ai¹ gih⁷
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Ai-ki̍p

(Teochew, Peng'im): ai¹ gib⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹e-jiq; ¹i-jiq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Āijí
  - Zhuyin: ㄞㄐㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Aijí
  - Wade–Giles: Ai¹-chi²
  - Yale: Āi-jí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Aijyi
  - Palladius: Айцзи (Ajczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: oi¹ kap⁶ / aai¹ kap⁶
  - Yale: ōi kahp / āai kahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: oi¹ kap⁹ / aai¹ kap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: oi¹ keb⁶ / ai¹ keb⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚²/, /aːi̯⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Âi-khi̍p
  - Hakka Romanization System: ai^ˊ kib
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ai¹ kib⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /ai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰip̚⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Ái-gĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai⁵⁴ ki²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ăi-gĭk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai⁵⁵ ^(k-)iʔ⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ai¹ gih⁷ [Phonetic: ai⁵ gih⁷]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Ai-gi̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai⁵³³⁻¹¹ kiʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ai¹ gih⁷ [Phonetic: ai⁵ gih⁷]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kiʔ⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ai-ki̍p
  - Tâi-lô: Ai-ki̍p
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ai'kip
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ai⁴⁴⁻²² kip̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ai³³ kip̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ai⁴⁴⁻²² kip̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ai⁴⁴⁻³³ kip̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai⁴⁴⁻³³ kip̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ai¹ gib⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ai ki̍p
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai³³⁻²³ kip̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹e-jiq; ¹i-jiq
  - MiniDict: e^平 jih; i^平 jih
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹e-jjiq; ¹i-jjiq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /e⁵⁵ d͡ʑiɪʔ²¹/, /i⁵⁵ d͡ʑiɪʔ²¹/

Proper noun

埃及

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia) [from 19th c.]
- 1853 November 1, “援辨上蒼主宰稱謂說 [Remarks on the various terms used to designate the Deity]”, in 遐邇貫珍 [Chinese Serial], volume I, number 4, page 11:
  
  我耶和華爾之上帝導爾出埃及脫汝於賤役者余而外不可別有上帝 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  我耶和华尔之上帝导尔出埃及脱汝于贱役者余而外不可别有上帝 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  ngo⁵ je⁴ wo⁴ waa⁴ ji⁵ zi¹ soeng⁶ dai³ dou⁶ ji⁵ ceot¹ oi¹ kap⁶ tyut³ jyu⁵ jyu¹ zin⁶ jik⁶ ze² jyu⁴ ji⁴ ngoi⁶ bat¹ ho² bit⁶ jau⁵ soeng⁶ dai³ [Jyutping]
  I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- 2018, “建殿者的呼聲”‎^[1]performed by 朱肇階 [Daniel Chu]:
  
  我還活時要稱頌祢　因祢領我出埃及地 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  我还活时要称颂祢　因祢领我出埃及地 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  ngo⁵ waan⁴ wut⁶ si⁴ jiu³ cing¹ zung⁶ nei⁵, jan¹ nei⁵ ling⁵ ngo⁵ ceot¹ aai¹ kap⁶ dei⁶ [Jyutping]
  I must praise You while I am still living because You led me out of the land of Egypt

Synonyms

(obsolete) 麥西／麦西 (Màixī), 厄日多, 埃及多

Derived terms

出埃及 (chū Āijí)
出埃及記 / 出埃及记 (Chū-Āijíjì)
古埃及 (Gǔ Āijí)
古埃及文字
古埃及文明
埃及人 (Āijírén)
埃及學 / 埃及学 (āijíxué)
埃及曆 / 埃及历
埃及眼鏡蛇 / 埃及眼镜蛇 (Āijí yǎnjìngshé)
埃及阿拉伯共和國 / 埃及阿拉伯共和国
阿拉伯埃及共和國 / 阿拉伯埃及共和国 (Ālābó Āijí Gònghéguó)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (埃及):

→ Korean: 애급(埃及) (Aegeup)
→ Vietnamese: Ai Cập (埃及)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
埃	及
え Hyōgai	じぷと Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 埃及 (Āijí).

Proper noun

埃及(エジプト) • (Ejiputo)

obsolete spelling of エジプト

Korean

Hanja in this term
埃	及

Proper noun

埃及 • (Aegeup) (hangeul 애급)

hanja form^? of 애급 : Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
埃	及

Proper noun

埃及

chữ Hán form of Ai Cập: Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)