Dei

Syllable: "dei"

Composition

Initial: d-
Final: -ei
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: dei
- IPA: [teɪ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄟ
- Wade-Giles: tei
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated dental plosive
mid front unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "dei" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "d-" and the final "-ei". [[ipa::[teɪ̯]| ]]