The following video demonstrates each syllable of the pinyin structure
and the exercise of pinyin/zhuyin with basic Chinese 4-tune pronunciation

Mandarin pinyin tunes
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māng, máng, mǎng, màng

second tune

máng

busy; fully occupied 忙 máng

hasty; hastily hurriedly; in a hurry 匆忙 cōng máng
hasty 匆 cōng	busy 忙 máng

awn; arista 芒 máng

radiance rays of light; brilliant rays 光芒 guāng máng
light 光 guāng	awn; arista 芒 máng

vague; uncertain boundless and indistinct 茫 máng

slim chance; uncertain future remote and vague; distant and indistinct 渺茫 miǎo máng
vast 渺 miǎo	vague; uncertain 茫 máng

blind 盲 máng

blind people 盲人 máng rén
blind 盲 máng	people 人 rén

Chinese characters also pronunced máng

third tune

mǎng

bushy; weedy rude; uncultured 莽 mǎng

rash; harum-scarum crude and impetuous 莽撞 mǎng zhuàng
rude 莽 mǎng	collide 撞 zhuàng

python; serpent 蟒 mǎng

large snake serpent; python 蟒蛇 mǎng shé
python; serpent 蟒 mǎng	snake 蛇 shé