Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 待
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ま Grade: 3
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| kun'yomi
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Etymology
Compound of ちょい (choi, “a little, a bit”) + 待ち (machi, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 待つ (matsu, “to wait for”).”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ちょいまち [chòímáchí] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ima̠t͡ɕi]
Interjection
ちょい待ち • (choimachi) ←ちよいまち (tyoimati)?
- (slang) hold on a bit
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- ああ…いてえ ちょい待ち まだ時差ボケなんだって
- 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.”)