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Tonal clue colour code: 1st ��, 2nd ��, 3rd ��, 4th ��, neutral ��

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Gooupih .de luo.jyi

Tsorngchyan yeou yi g syshwu shian.sheng, day.le san g shyue.sheng. Shyue.shengmen bwuyonqgong, shian.shengheen shengchih.

Yihtian, shian.sheng geei shyue.shengmen pi tzuohwel, yueh pi yueh laichih. Dih'yihpian shiee .de hairsuann gongjeeng, dann yeou haojiichuh wenlii buhtong. Shian.sheng sweishoou pi.le san g tzell: Fanq gooupih! Dih'ellpian chwu.le yeou haojiichuh wenliibuhtong yiiway, hairyeou haoduo tsuohbyetzell. Shian.sheng yush yee pi.le san g tzell: Goou fanqpih! Dihsanpian genq tzaugau, buhjiin tzyhji liautsao, tsuohtzell lianpian, erlchieetongpian dou sh hwushuobadaw. Shian.sheng dahbii yihhuei, yow pi.le san g tzell: Fanqpih goou!

[Tonal clue colour code: 1st ��, 2nd ��, 3rd ��, 4th ��, neutral ��]

Shyue.shengmen nadaw shian.sheng pihao .de tzuohwel, yueh kann yueh hwu.twu, yush paochiuh wenn shian.sheng: "Shian.sheng, nin geei woo.men pi .de dou sh torngyanq .de san g tzell, chiingwenn yeou sherm buh'yiyanq?"

Shian.sheng shuo: "Buh'yiyanq, buh'yiyanq, heen buh'yiyanq. Jey g'fanq gooupih', ta hairsh yi g ren, bwuguoh fanq.le yi g goou .de pih erlyii. Jey g 'goou fanqpih' .ne, ta yiijing sh yihjy goou .le, dann jyysh oouran fanq.le yi gpih. Jyhyu jey g 'fanqpih goou' .me, ta bwudann shyihjy goou, erlchiee sh yihjy juanmen fanqpih .de goou. Ming.bair .le .ma?"

Shyue.shengmendahsheng hweidar: "Ming.bair .le!"

You should now be ready to tackle an exercise in which only a few of the tonal clues are colour-coded.

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