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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mēng, méng, měng, mèng

second tune

méng

sprout; germinate cute and lovable (modern slang) 萌 méng

germinate; sprout initial stage of something 萌芽 méng yá
sprout; germinate 萌 méng	bud; sprout 芽 yá

oath; vow covenant; alliance 盟 méng

Chinese characters also pronunced méng

third tune

měng

fierce; ferocious bold; brave; vigorous 猛 měng

fierce tiger 猛虎 měng hǔ
fierce; ferocious 猛 měng	tiger 虎 hǔ

Chinese characters also pronunced měng

fourth tune

mèng

dream 夢 mèng

fond dream; beautiful dream 美夢 měi mèng
beautiful 美 měi	dream 夢 mèng