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Entry Chinese, Mandarin English 
1  ma, 55  mother 
2  ma, 35  hemp 
3  ma, 214  horse 
4  ma, 51  to scold 
5  thu, 214 + kaɩ, 214  land redistribution 
6  tṣau, 214 + xuo, 214  to look for fire 
7  tc̣ʰi, 214 + ma, 214  at least 
8  mai, 214 + ma, 214  to buy a horse 
9  fən, 214 + tṣaŋ, 214  a flour factory 
10  san, 55 + nian, 35 + tc̣i, 35  third grade 
11  tuŋ, 55 + nan, 35 + feŋ, 55  southeast wind 
12  c̣ian, 55 + ẓən + tc̣aŋ, 214  cactus 
13  c̣i, 55 + iaŋ, 35 + ṣən, 55  American ginseng 
14  ṣuei, 35 + nəŋ, 35 + fei, 55  Who can fly? 
15  mei, 35 + lan, 35 + faŋ, 55  (a personal name) 
16  xai, 35 + mei, 35 + uan, 35  not yet finished 
17  xan, 35 + ṣu, 35 + piau, 214  thermometer