Mandarin Tones
| ma1 | 媽 | mother | ma2 | 麻 | hemp | ma3 | 馬 | horse | ma4 | 罵 | to |
| nan1 | 囝 | baby | nan2 | 南 | south | nan3 | 赧 | shy | nan4 | 難 | disaster |
| xian1 | 先 | first | xian2 | 賢 | virtue | xian3 | 險 | dangerous | xian4 | 限 | limit |
| mao1 | 貓 | cat | mao2 | 毛 | hair | mao3 | 卯 | time-word | mao4 | 帽 | hat |
| mai1 | mai | non-word | mai2 | 埋 | bury | mai3 | 買 | buy | mai4 | 賣 | sell |
| mi1 | 咪 | meow | mi2 | 迷 | riddle | mi3 | 米 | rice | mi4 | 蜜 | honey |
| yi1 | 衣 | dress | yi2 | 移 | move | yi3 | 以 | with | yi4 | 意 | intention |
yan1 | 煙 | smoke | yan2 | 鹽 | salt | yan3 | 眼 | eye | yan4 | 燕 | swallow |
| ji1 | 機 | machine | ji2 | 急 | hurry | ji3 | 擠 | crowded | ji4 | 計 | plan |
Listen to the tone patterns of these two syllable phrases, and figure out their meaning: