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

1. (of a bridge or dam under construction) to have its last gap closed