How to pronounce yuan in pinyin, tone by tone
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冤
yuānㄩㄢT1
injustice; grievance
圆
yuánㄩㄢˊT2
circle; round
远
yuǎnㄩㄢˇT3
far; distant
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Round your lips as if to say "oo", then try to say "ee" — that is the ü vowel. End on a crisp front -n with the tongue touching behind the teeth — not the -ng sound.
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冤圆远院yuān yuán yuǎn yuàn
yuan in all four tones
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