“湯姆,我得告訴你點事。我愛某箇人。他的名字以T開頭以M結尾。”“呃,那能是誰?我認識嗎?

"Tom, I have to tell you something. I love someone. His name starts with T and ends with M." "Er, who would that be? Is it someone I know?"

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 湯姆 Tāng Tom (name)
2
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=3
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=3 used in 得瑟 se
=3 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=3 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
=4 告訴 gào to press charges; to file a complaint
=4 告訴 gàosu to tell; to inform; to let know
=5 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=5 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
6 diǎn
  1. to touch briefly; to tap
  2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
  3. to order (food etc); to select
  4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
  5. to hint at; to imply
  6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
  7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
  8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
  9. point; dot; spot; speck
  10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  11. (math.) decimal point
  12. point in time or space
  13. (after a number) o'clock
  14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
  15. classifier for small amounts
=7 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: , ,

=7
  1. alternative form of (zì, “to establish”)
  2. alternative form of (zì, “to stab”)
8
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
9 ài
  1. to love; to be fond of; to like
  2. affection
  3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
10 mǒu
  1. some
  2. a certain
  3. sb or sth indefinite
  4. such-and-such
11 variant of
12 rén person; people

classifiers: ,

13
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
=14 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=14 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=14 really and truly
=14 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
15 名字 míngzi name (of a person or thing)

classifier:

=16 old variant of
=16 old variant of
=16 abbr. for Israel 以色列 liè
=16
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
17 T T (slang) butch (lesbian stereotype)
18 開頭 kāitóu
  1. beginning
  2. to start
=19 old variant of
=19 old variant of
=19 abbr. for Israel 以色列 liè
=19
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
20
M
Not in lexicon.
21 結尾 jiéwěi
  1. ending
  2. coda
  3. to wind up
22 è
  1. (exclamation)
  2. to hiccup
=23 surname Na
=23 Nuó surname Nuo
=23 variant of
=23
  1. (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi)
  2. (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
  3. then (in that case)
=23 nuó
  1. (archaic) many
  2. beautiful
  3. how
  4. old variant of nuó
=24 Néng surname Neng
=24 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=24 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
=24 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=24 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=24 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=24 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=24 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
=25 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=25 shì variant of shì
26 shéi
  1. who
  2. also pr. shuí
27
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
28 認識 rènshi
  1. to know
  2. to recognize
  3. to be familiar with
  4. to get acquainted with sb
  5. knowledge
  6. understanding
  7. awareness
  8. cognition
=29 (coll.) what?
=29 used in 吗啡 fēi
=29 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)