hợp long

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === hiệp long, hạp long === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 合龍. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həːp̚˧˨ʔ lawŋ͡m˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [həːp̚˨˩ʔ lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [həːp̚˨˩ʔ lɔŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [həːp̚˨˩˨ lawŋ͡m˧˧] === Verb === hợp long (of a bridge or dam under construction) to have its last gap closed