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TOPIK 4noun

금시초문

geumsichomun

금시초문이 · 금시초문을 (often 금시초문이에요)

news to me; hearing something for the first time

Example

그 사람이 결혼했다고요? 저는 금시초문이에요.

He got married? That's news to me.

Word parts

금 now시 begin초 first문 hear

Literally 'only now hearing it for the first time'.