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

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

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
Southern Min	Puning	止血膠布