ちょい待ち

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 [chòímáchí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ima̠t͡ɕi]

Interjection

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

1. (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.”)