Tai

Syllable: "tai"

Composition

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

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: tai
- IPA: [tʰaɪ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄞ
- Wade-Giles: t'ai
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated dental plosive
low central unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "tai" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "t-" and the final "-ai". [[ipa::[tʰaɪ̯]| ]]