Zei

Syllable: "zei"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: zei
- IPA: [tseɪ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄟ
- Wade-Giles: tsei
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated dental affricate
mid front unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "zei" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "z-" and the final "-ei". [[ipa::[tseɪ̯]| ]]