ㄐㄩˋㄌㄧㄢˋliàn

  1. 收集周禮·天官·》:臣妾聚斂。」墨子·》:聚斂天下 。」

  2. 搜刮禮記·大學》:與其聚斂。」五代史平話··》:道經洛陽西京留守貪鄙聚斂刻剝百姓。」

to accumulate, to gather, to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means, (science)​ convergent
extorquer et accumuler des richesses