Cai

Syllable: "cai"

Composition

Initial: c-
Final: -ai
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: cai
- IPA: [tsʰaɪ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄞ
- Wade-Giles: ts'ai
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated dental affricate
low central unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "cai" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "c-" and the final "-ai". [[ipa::[tsʰaɪ̯]| ]]