Shai

Syllable: "shai"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: shai
- IPA: [ʂaɪ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄞ
- Wade-Giles: shai
Linguistic description

voiceless post-alveolar retroflex fricative
low central unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "shai" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "sh-" and the final "-ai".