Difference between revisions of "Hai"

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Composition

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

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: hai
- IPA: [xaɪ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞ
- Wade-Giles: hai
Linguistic description

voiceless velar fricative
low central unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "hai" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "h-" and the final "-ai". [[ipa::[xaɪ̯]| ]]