How to pronounce 條鐵 in Cantonese (3 out of 8):

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個油蓋冇可能冇咗條鐵鏈連住
The oil cap couldn't have been removed without the iron hose.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
油 jau4
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
lard
paints
蓋 koi3
to surpass
to overwhelm
to drown out
about
around
approximately
for
because
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
條鐵 tung4 tit3
rail
鏈 lin4
chain
cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
to chain
to enchain
wire
cable
shack
連 lin4
to link
to join
to connect
continuously
in succession
including
(used with 也, 都 etc) even
company (military)
to involve
including
together with
besides
to the extent of
company (of soldiers)
a surname
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb

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