"Sāi Xī Yí" is pronounced as "Sāi Xī Yí" in pinyin. Here’s how to pronounce it:
- "Sāi" starts with an "s" sound, followed by the "āi" sound, which is similar to the "ai" in "eye" but with a first tone that is high and level.
- "Xī" begins with an "x" sound, which is similar to the "sh" in "she" but with a slightly more forward placement of the tongue, followed by the "ī" sound, which is a long "ee" sound as in "see" but with a first tone that is high and level.
- "Yí" starts with a "y" sound, followed by the "í" sound, which is a short "ee" sound as in "see" but with a second tone that starts low and rises.
When pronouncing "Sāi Xī Yí" together, it should sound roughly like "sai shee ee," with attention to the specific tonal inflections of Mandarin Chinese.
