1. 吃葡萄不吐葡萄皮

Chī pútáo bù tǔ pútáo pí

Eat grapes without spitting out the grape skins.

• 吃 (chī): To eat
• 葡萄 (pútáo): Grape
• 不 (bù): Not
• 吐 (tǔ): To spit
• 葡萄 (pútáo): Grape (repeated)
• 皮 (pí): Skin or peel Initials "ch" and "p," tones 1 and 2, and the retroflex "tǔ."

2. 四是四，十是十

Sì shì sì, shí shì shí

Four is four, ten is ten.

• 四 (sì): Four
• 是 (shì): Is
• 四 (sì): Four (repeated)
• 十 (shí): Ten
• 是 (shì): Is (repeated)
• 十 (shí): Ten (repeated) Initials "s" and "sh," tones 4 and 2, and sibilant sounds.