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Ah - like Father

Bà ba

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Ai

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Ai - like Eye or good Bye

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Un - like Uhn

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Ang

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Ang - like ahng

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Ao

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So- Like cow or ouch

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Eh - sERve

È - Hungry

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Che

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Chouh - chump

Chē - Vehicle

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Ei

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Eh - like EIght or sEY

Wéi - saying hello on the phone

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En - tAken

Bèn - Stupid

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Eng

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Ang - like Lung

Chèng - a common Chinese surname

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R - like ARE

Èr - two

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E - bEE

When i stands alone, it is spelt yi.

Yī - one

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Ia

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Yeuh - see YA

If written without an initial, the ia becomes ya.

Yá - tooth
Xiā - shrimp

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Iao

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Yeow - like mEOW

if iao is written on it’s own the i becomes a y. Iao = yao

Yáo - a common Chinese surname
Tiào - to jump

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Yen - like YEN

If written alone, the i becomes a y. ian = yan

Yān - Smoke
Miàn - Noodles

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Yung - Sounds like yOUNG

When written alone, i becomes y. iang = yang

Yāng - a common Chinese surname
Liang - Bright