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Definition
Peptide; an organic compound composed of two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively encountered in the context of skincare marketing or nutritional supplements in Hong Kong. It is a technical scientific term that has entered the consumer lexicon through product labeling rather than daily casual conversation. You will frequently see it highlighted on packaging for anti-aging creams or collagen-boosting serums.
Examples
This skincare product contains a lot of peptides.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
