How to pronounce liu in pinyin, tone by tone

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liu

liu in every tone

溜
liūㄌㄧㄡT1

to slip away; to escape in stealth

六
liùㄌㄧㄡˋT4

six

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溜留柳六liū liú liǔ liù

liu in all four tones

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