How to pronounce 西九 in Cantonese (6 out of 14):

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西九文化區呢係一個大白象工程
The West 9th Cultural District is a big elephant project.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

西九 sai1 gau2
West Kowloon
文化 man4 faa3
culture
區 keoi1
area
region
district
small
distinguish M: 个gè [个]
precinct
to classify
to subdivide
呢 ni1
this
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
白 baak6
white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera
unblemished
a surname
the spoken dialogue in a stage show
to have a strong drink to celebrate
to clear up
to confess to
to turn white
for no reason
simply
just
easy to understand
象 zoeng6
elephant M: 只zhī [只]
shape
form
appearance
to imitate
ivory
figure
image
portrait
phenomenon
工程 gung1 cing4
engineering

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