Shei

Syllable: "shei"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: shei
- IPA: [ʂeɪ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄟ
- Wade-Giles: shei
Linguistic description

voiceless post-alveolar retroflex fricative
mid front unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "shei" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "sh-" and the final "-ei". [[ipa::[ʂeɪ̯]| ]]