OK繃

Chinese

		phonetic	to have a taut face; to stretch; taut to have a taut face; to stretch; taut; to tie; to bind
trad. (OK繃)		OK	繃
simp. (OK绷)		OK	绷

Etymology

Likely a generic trademark. 繃／绷 (bèng, bàng) is a clipping after being borrowed from Japanese 絆創膏 (bansōkō).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ōukēibèng, ōukēibàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄡ ㄎㄟ ㄅㄥˋ, ㄡ ㄎㄟ ㄅㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: OK-bèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄡ ㄎㄟ ㄅㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: oukeibèng
    • Wade–Giles: ou¹-kʻei¹-pêng⁴
    • Yale: ōu-kēi-bèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: oukeibenq
    • Palladius: оукэйбэн (oukɛjbɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵ pɤŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: OK-bàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄡ ㄎㄟ ㄅㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: oukeibàng
    • Wade–Giles: ou¹-kʻei¹-pang⁴
    • Yale: ōu-kēi-bàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: oukeibanq
    • Palladius: оукэйбан (oukɛjban)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵¹/

Noun

OK繃

1. (chiefly Taiwan) adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		創可貼 Mainland, OK繃 Taiwan
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	OK繃
Cantonese	Hong Kong	膠布, 藥水膠布
Southern Min	Shantou	止血膠布
	Jieyang	止血膠布
	Puning	止血膠布

Dialectal synonyms of 創可貼 (“adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid”) [map]