How to pronounce 眠 in Cantonese (6 out of 12):

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不過好眠枕好大個, 1.8米床都放不到兩個

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
眠 min4
to sleep
to hibernate
lying down
placed horizontally
枕 zam2
pillow
大個 daai6 go3
grown up
米 mai5
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
床 cong4
bed
couch
classifier for beds M: 张zhāng [张]
chassis
framework
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
放 fong3
to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
to dismiss
to let off
to lend for interest
to send into exile
to blossom
to enlarge
to lengthen
to let out
to put (animals) out to graze
uninhibited
to be open (unconstrained sexually)
不到 bat1 dou3
less than
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks

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