ㄞ

ㄞ

• type: diphthong rhyme
• general transliteration: ai
• keyboard key: 9

• ㆮ

Derived from 𠀅, a historic form of 亥 (hài) (Mandarin: hài) "12th earthly branch".

Derived from 亥 (hài) (Mandarin: hài) "12th earthly branch".

1. 26th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
2. 40th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

1. (general) Sound IPA^(key): /aɪ̯/ (Pinyin: ai), which is present in Chinese apart from Wu dialects.
2. (when pronounced alone) Sound IPA^(key): /ˀaɪ̯/ (Pinyin: ai)
3. (casual speech) Sound IPA^(key): /ae/ or IPA^(key): /æɪ/ (Pinyin: ai)
4. (casual speech when pronounced alone) Sound IPA^(key): /ˀae/ or IPA^(key): /ˀæɪ/ (Pinyin: ai)
5. (Hokkien when in a syllable that starts with a nasal consonant (ㄇ, ㄋ, ㄫ, or ㄬ)) Sound IPA^(key): /ãɪ̯̃/ (Pinyin: ai)

• 全國主要方言區方音對照表, Chinese Character Reform Commission, Beijing: ZhonghuaBook Company, 1954
• Unicode Bopomofo block description: https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U3100.pdf

1. 35th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet.

1. sound IPA^(key): /ai/ (Hutton): ai

• Joakim Enwall, A Myth Become Reality Vol.1 (Stockholm, 1994) page 198