NDS

Chinese

Etymology

Initialism of 內地生／内地生 (nèidìshēng). Also a pun on Nintendo DS, a gaming console, often abbreviated to NDS. The gaming console is foldable (摺／折 (zip3)), whereas the students are not socializing with others (摺／折 (zip3)). Also reminiscent of English NCS (“non-Chinese speaking (student)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛːn⁵⁵ diː⁵⁵ ɛːs⁵⁵/

Noun

NDS

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) mainland Chinese student
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