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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yān, yán, yǎn, yàn

first tune

yān

smoke; fumes cigarette; tobacco 煙 yān

flooded; submerged 淹 yān

marinate (meat) pickle; preserve with salt 醃 yān

pharynx; throat 咽 yān

Chinese characters also pronunced yān

second tune

yán

talk; speak; words 言 yán

burning hot inflammation, -itis 炎 yán

rock 岩 yán

salt 鹽 yán

prolong; extend postpone; protract 延 yán

research 研 yán

face; countenance colors; dyes 顏 yán

along; go along; follow 沿 yán

stern; strick 嚴 yán

Chinese characters also pronunced yán

third tune

yǎn

eye 眼 yǎn

play; perform 演 yǎn

Chinese characters also pronunced yǎn

fourth tune

yàn

detest; dislike 厭 yàn

swallow (bird) 燕 yàn

flame; blaze 焰 yàn

banquet 宴 yàn

verify; test check; examine 驗 yàn

alluring; glamorous; sensational 艷 yàn

Chinese characters also pronunced yàn