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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tūn, tún, tǔn, tùn
first tune
tūn
swallow; devour 吞 tūn
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second tune
tún
village station troops 屯 tún
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hoard; store up 囤 tún
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hips; buttocks 臀 tún
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small pig pig-like animal 豚 tún
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dolphin 海豚 hǎi tún
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sea 海 hǎi |
pig-like animal 豚 tún |
fourth tune
tùn
fade colors 褪 tùn
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