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Entry Phoneme Illustrated Transcription English 
1  high level tone (1) kaw¹  to submit 
2  low rising tone (2) kaw²  monkey 
3  high falling tone (3) kaw³  dog 
4  mid level tone (4) kaw⁴  thick 
5  mid falling tone (5) kaw⁵  to run over 
6  low falling tone (6) kaw⁶  religion 
7  p pay⁶  to worship 
8  pʰ pʰay⁶  to send 
9  b bue²  plum 
10  t tay²  to bury 
11  tʰ tʰay²  to kill 
12  c (voiceless unaspirated alveolar affricate) cay¹  to plant 
13  cʰ cʰay¹  errand 
14  s sit⁵  eclipse 
15  z zit⁵  sun 
16  k kui⁶  expensive 
17  kʰ kʰui⁶  breath 
18  g go²  a Chinese family name 
19  h ho³  good 
20  w iw¹  excellent 
21  y ay¹  sorrow 
22  i li⁴  advantage 
23  ĩ tĩn⁴  a Chinese family name 
24  e ce³  older sister 
25  ẽ cẽ³  well 
26  ɨ cʰɨŋ²  bed 
27  ɨ̃ mɨ̃ŋ²  door 
28  ə pə³  defense 
29  a ka³  to kink 
30  ã kã³  dare 
31  u ku³  long 
32  ũ kũã³  to hasten 
33  o ho³  good 
34  õ hõ³  addict 
35  ɔ pɔ⁶  cloth 
36  ɔ̃ mɔ̃²  hair