wˌaɪl ðə dʒˈɛndɚɹ ɪz ʌnmˈɛnʃənd ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl bˈʊks, mˈeɪ ɪz dᵻpˈɪktᵻd æz ɐ mˈeɪl ɡˈoʊt ɪnðə fˈɪlm ænd ɐ fˈiːmeɪl ɡˈoʊt ɪnðə tˌiːvˈiː sˈɪɹiz.
While the gender is unmentioned in the original books, Mei is depicted as a male goat in the film and a female goat in the TV series.