Chinese Pronunciations

q sounds like ch as in cheap (chinese example: Qi)

j sounds like a soft g as in gesture

x sounds like a cross between s as in sip and sh as in ship (chinese example: Xian)

z sounds like a d and s pronounced together, as in cards (chinese example: Zun)

c sounds like t and s pronounced together as in cats (chinese example: Cong)

zh similar to the ge as in large (chinese example: Zhou)

ch similar to the ch in larch

sh similar to the sh in shrub

u sounds like oo as in too (chinese example: Hu)

Compound Vowels

ou sounds like o sounds as in no (chinese example: Zhou)

ui sounds like the word way (chinese example: Sui)

Useful Words

Objects:

Bibeepierced jade disc
Congtsongjade tube
Dingdingtripod food vessel
Fangjiafang-geeahwine warmer
Ganggangurn-shaped vessel
Gugoonarrow-waisted wine-drinking vessel
Guigwayvessel for food offering
Huhoowine vessel
Jiagee-ahthree-legged wine vessel with posts
Jiaogee-aowtripod wine vessel with pointed lip
Juejew-ehtripod wine vessel with spouted mouth
Mingqiming-cheetomb figures or models
Panpanshallow water basin
Taotietaow-tee-ehmasklike decorative motif
Youyohwine vessel with lid and handle
Yuyoujade
Zhongjongbell
Zuntsunwine vessel

Dynasties, Etc:

Hanhahn
Jingin
Liangzhulee-ang-jew
Liaolee-aow
Longshanlong-shan
Qichi
Qinchin
Shushoe
Suisway
Shangshang
Tangtang
Taositao-seh
Weiway
Xiashe-ah
Zhoujoe

This is not a complete list, but should help you with most of the difficult pronunciation.