Mandarin Chinese/Pinyin/I and N

Simple Finals
* After zh, sh, ch z, s, c and r, "i" is pronounced bit (ɪ)

Compound Finals
i- can begin a final, and in general is pronounced y-. In fact, it is changed as such when it has no initial

In Short...

 * i is pronounced ee, except after zh, sh, ch, z, s, c and r
 * Here it is bit
 * ai is "eye"
 * ei is hey
 * i- is y-

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