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금시초문

hearing something for the first time

k ɯ m ɕʰ i t͡ɕʰ o̞ m u n
noun Rare #20,987
hearing something for the first time Often used to say that you have no knowledge of something that someone has just mentioned.
KO: 그런 소문은 금시초문인데요.
EN: That's the first time I've heard of such a rumor.

난 금시초문 이야

That's the first I've heard of it.

— 콘클라베 (2024)

그런 얘기는 금시초문 인데?

This is the first time I've heard of such a thing?

— 대부 (1972)

금시초문 인가요?

Is this your first time hearing about this?

— 파이트 클럽 (1999)