yī​zhì​yú​cǐ

to come to such a pass

  1. 一 yī adverbnumeral
    [suddenness]
    Used before a verb to indicate that an action or situation occurs suddenly or unexpectedly.
  2. to go so far as
    To reach a certain point or result in a certain situation, often used in negative sentences or rhetorical questions to mean "go so far as to" or "to that extent"
  3. 此 cǐ pronoun
    here
    (literary) this place or this point in time; here; now