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
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): liam-chhòi

(Hailu, HRS): liam^ˇ coi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in 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, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
  - 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/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liam-chhòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: liam coi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liam⁴ coi²
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯am⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: liam^ˇ coi
  - Sinological IPA: /liam¹¹ t͡sʰoi⁵⁵/

Verb

斂⫽財 (verb-object)

(dated) to accumulate wealth
(derogatory) to extort money; to profiteer

References

“斂財”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “斂財”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN