How to pronounce 针 in Cantonese (10 out of 12):

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里面没有淮山，有金针菇
There's no mountains, there's a golden needle.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
面 min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
没 mou5
not
有 jau6
also
again
淮山 wai4 saan1
Chinese yam
金 gam1
gold
chemical element Au
generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
money
golden
highly respected
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
wealth
weapons
precious
excellent
durable
name of a dynasty
a surname
KangXi radical 167
a match
light
flame
针 zan1
needle
菇 gu1
mushroom
fungus
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