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): ㄞ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi¹ kap⁶, aai¹ kap⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Âi-khi̍p
• Northern Min (KCR): Ái-gĭ
• Eastern Min (BUC): Ăi-gĭk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Ai-ki̍p

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ai¹ gib⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹e-jiq; ¹i-jiq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Āijí
    • Zhuyin: ㄞ ㄐㄧˊ
    • 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 Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Âi-khi̍p
    • Hakka Romanization System: ai´ 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/
• 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
  • (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

1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia) [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

• 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: 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 (Āijí).

Proper noun

埃及(エジプト) • (Ejiputo) 

1. Obsolete spelling of エジプト

Korean

Hanja in this term
埃	及

Proper noun

埃及 • (Aegup) (hangeul 애굽)

1. Hanja form^? of 애굽 (“Egypt”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
埃	及

Proper noun

埃及

1. chữ Hán form of Ai Cập (“Egypt”).