Kuai

Syllable: "kuai"

Composition

Initial: k-
Final: -uai
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: kuai
- IPA: [kʰu̯aɪ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞ
- Wade-Giles: k'uai
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated velar plosive
glide
low central unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "kuai" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "k-" and the final "-uai".