# 埃及
## Chinese

* 埃及 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 埃及 (Cantonese)
* 埃及 (Classical)
* 埃及 (Gan)
* Âi-khi̍p (Hakka)
* Ăi-gĭk (Eastern Min)
* Ai-ki̍p (Southern Min)
* 埃及 (Wu)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Āijí
    (Zhuyin): ㄞ ㄐㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): oi$^1$ kap$^6$ / aai$^1$ kap$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Âi-khi̍p
* Northern Min (KCR): Ái-gĭ
* Eastern Min (BUC): Ăi-gĭk
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ai$^1$ gih$^7$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Ai-ki̍p
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ai$^1$ gib$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$e-jiq; $^1$i-jiq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Āijí
*** Zhuyin: ㄞ ㄐㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Aijí
*** Wade–Giles: Ai$^1$-chi$^2$
*** Yale: Āi-jí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Aijyi
*** Palladius: Айцзи (Ajczi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: oi$^1$ kap$^6$ / aai$^1$ kap$^6$
*** Yale: ōi kahp / āai kahp
*** Cantonese Pinyin: oi$^1$ kap$^9$ / aai$^1$ kap$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: oi$^1$ keb$^6$ / ai$^1$ keb$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚²/, /aːi̯⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Âi-khi̍p
*** Hakka Romanization System: ai$^ˊ$ kib
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ai$^1$ kib$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /ai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰip̚⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Ái-gĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /ai⁵⁴ ki²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Ăi-gĭk
*** Sinological IPA : /ai⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$iʔ⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ai$^1$ gih$^7$ [Phonetic: ai$^5$ gih$^7$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Ai-gi̍h
*** Sinological IPA : /ai⁵³³⁻²¹ kiʔ⁴/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ai$^1$ gih$^7$ [Phonetic: ai$^5$ gih$^7$]
*** Sinological IPA : /ai⁵³³⁻²¹ kiʔ²⁴/
* 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: ai$^1$ gib$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ai ki̍p
*** Sinological IPA : /ai³³⁻²³ kip̚⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$e-jiq; $^1$i-jiq
*** MiniDict: e$^平$ jih; i$^平$ jih
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$e-jjiq; $^1$i-jjiq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /e⁵⁵ d͡ʑiɪʔ²¹/, /i⁵⁵ d͡ʑiɪʔ²¹/

### Proper noun

埃及
* Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia) [from 19th c.]
    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.
    From: 2018, 朱肇階 [Daniel Chu], 建殿者的呼聲
    ngo$^5$ waan$^4$ wut$^6$ si$^4$ jiu$^3$ cing$^1$ zung$^6$ nei$^5$, jan$^1$ nei$^5$ ling$^5$ ngo$^5$ ceot$^1$ aai$^1$ kap$^6$ dei$^6$ [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 (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

* → 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”)

## 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)”).