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TOPIK 6noun

금석지감

geumseokjigam [금석찌감]

금석지감이 · 금석지감을

a strong sense of how things have changed between then and now

Example

고향에 다시 가 보니 금석지감을 금할 수 없었어요.

Returning to my hometown, I couldn't help feeling how much had changed.

Word parts

금 now석 past지 of감 feeling

Literally 'the feeling of now versus the past'.

Good to know

Don't confuse 금 'now' here with 금 'gold' in 금석 'metal and stone'.