ちょい待ち

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
待
ま Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of ちょい (choi, “a little, a bit”) + 待(ま)ち (machi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 待(ま)つ (matsu, “to wait for”).”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょいまち (Heiban – )
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Interjection

ちょい待(ま)ち • (choimachi) ^{←ちよいまち (tyoimati)^?}

(slang) hold on a bit
- 2016, Naughty Dog, アンチャーテッド海賊王と最後の秘宝 [Uncharted 4: A Thief's End], Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation 4:
  
  ああ…いてえ　ちょい待(ま)ち　まだ時(じ)差(さ)ボケなんだって
  Ā… itē Choimachi Mada jisaboke nandatte
  Oh... God... All right, look... I'm still a little jet-lagged.
  (literally, “Oh... Ouch... Hold on a bit. I'm still jet-lagged.”)

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