How to pronounce 西九 in Cantonese (6 out of 11):

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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
keoi1
area
region
district
small
distinguish M: 个gè [个]
precinct
to classify
to subdivide
ni1
this
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
taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
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
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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