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甚至於

简甚至于 · 繁甚至於

Mandarin · pinyin shèn zhì yú

so much (that)
even (to the extent that)

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甚: shèn · great extent; considerably
至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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4–4–2 · shen4 zhi4 yu2

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conj

even; even if; go so far as to; to the extent that

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