| /p/ | /ph/ |
|---|---|
| 老伯 /lǎopó/ father's elder brother | 老婆 /lǎophó/ a wife |
| 胳膊 /gēpó/ an arm | 割破 /gēphò/ to get cut |
| 隔壁 /gépì/ a neighbor's house | 革皮 /géphí/ leather |
| 七遍 /qīpiàn/ number 7 | 欺骗 /qīphiàn/ to cheat |
| 改变 /gǎipiàn/ to change | 钙片 /gàiphiàn/ a calcium pill |
| /t/ | /th/ |
| 浦东 /pǔtōŋ/ a city name | 普通 /pǔthōŋ/ commonness |
| 祈祷 /qítǎo/ to pray | 乞讨 /qíthǎo/ to beg for money |
| 缅甸 /miǎntiàn/ Myanmar | 腼腆 /miǎnthiǎn/ to be shy |
| 省道 /shěŋtào/ a thoroughfare | 绳套 /shéŋthào/ a trap |
| 替代 /tìtài/ to replace | 体态 /tǐthài/ a body shape |
| /k/ | /kh/ |
| 投稿 /tóukǎo/ a contribution | 投靠 /tóukhào/ to entrust to care |
| 国歌 /guókē/ a nation | 过客 /guòkhè/ a passer-by |
| 诗歌 /shīkē/ a poem | 食客 /shíkhè/ a hanger-on |
| 几个 /jǐkè/ some | 饥渴 /jīkhě/ hunger and thirst |
| 骨骼 /kǔké/ a framework | 顾客 /kùkhè/ a customer |