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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niāng, niáng, niǎng, niàng
second tune
niáng
mother young woman 娘 niáng
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father and mother (Mandarin dialect) 爹,娘 diē niáng
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father 爹 diē |
mother 娘 niáng |
bride (wedding) 新娘 xīn niáng
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new 新 xīn |
young woman 娘 niáng |
fourth tune
niàng
brew; ferment 釀 niàng
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brewing wine 釀酒 niàng jiǔ
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brew 釀 niàng |
wine 酒 jiǔ |