斂財

Chinese

		arrange; control oneself; gather	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (斂財)		斂	財
simp. (敛财)		敛	财

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎncái, liàncái

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˊ, ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lim⁵ coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎncái
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎncái
    • Wade–Giles: lien³-tsʻai²
    • Yale: lyǎn-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leantsair
    • Palladius: ляньцай (ljanʹcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liàncái
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liàncái
    • Wade–Giles: lien⁴-tsʻai²
    • Yale: lyàn-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianntsair
    • Palladius: ляньцай (ljanʹcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lim⁵ coi⁴
    • Yale: líhm chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lim⁵ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lim⁵ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːm¹³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Verb

斂⫽財 (verb-object)

1. (dated) to accumulate wealth
2. (derogatory) to extort money; to profiteer