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
Min Bei (KCR): Ái-gĭ
Min Dong (BUC): Ăi-gĭk
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Ai-ki̍p
(Teochew, Peng'im): ai¹ gib⁸
Wu (Wiktionary): e jjiq (T2)

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)⁺
  - 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 Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Âi-khi̍p
  - Hakka Romanization System: ai´ kib
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ai¹ kib⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /ai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰip̚⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Ái-gĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai⁵⁴ ki²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ăi-gĭk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ai⁵⁵ ^(k-)iʔ⁵/
Min Nan
- (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
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: e jjiq (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /e̞³³ d̥͡ʑi̯ɪʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

埃及

Egypt (a country in Africa) [from 19th c.]
- 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 [Literary 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 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1853, 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 1, issue 4, page 11
  Wǒ Yēhéhuá ěr zhī Shàngdì dǎo ěr chū Āijí tuō rǔ yú jiànyì zhě yú érwài bùkě bié yǒu shàngdì [Pinyin]
  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.
- 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.]
  From: 2018, 朱肇階 [Daniel Chu], 建殿者的呼聲
  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

Derived terms

古埃及 (Gǔ Āijí)
古埃及文字
古埃及文明
埃及人 (Āijírén)
出埃及記／出埃及记 (Chū-Āijíjì)

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: 애굽(埃及) (Aegup)
→ Vietnamese: Ai Cập (埃及)

Japanese

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

Etymology

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 埃及.

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 • (Aegup) (hangeul 애굽)

Hanja form^? of 애굽 (“Egypt”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
埃	及

Proper noun

埃及

chữ Hán form of Ai Cập (“Egypt”).