NDS

nds nDs NDs NDS nḏs -nds Chinese Etymology zh of zh 內地生. Also a pun on Nintendo DS, a gaming console, often abbreviated to NDS. The gaming console is foldable (yue 摺 zip3), whereas the students are not socializing with others (yue 摺 zip3). Also reminiscent of en NCS non-Chinese speaking (student). Pronunciation yue /ɛːn⁵⁵ diː⁵⁵ ɛːs⁵⁵/ Noun zh noun zh Hong Kong Cantonese university slang mainland Chinese student zh terms written in foreign scripts