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Yu Yiyoo yee

n. The longing to feel things intensely again.

Etymology

Ancient Chinese R/C (yu yi), remember. Compare the Mandarin £*K (yu yi), jade suit. Before their burial, the corpses of Han dynasty royals were clothed in ceremonial garments made of jade—a stone believed to have preservative properties. Even then, thousands of years ago, people were trying to protect themselves from the ravages of time by becoming “jaded.”

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