clothes – ee foo

Written as yī fu or yi fu

To remember that clothes is pronounced ee foo (yi fu) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

When wearing white clothes, you shouldn't eat messy foods (ee foo).

Tones

Ee (eat) is a 1st tone with — as an accent.

Associate eat, a 1st tone, with a string or tie or tying or knot. See Tones and Mnemonics.

You shouldn't eat string.

Remember

Ee = 1st tone =  —