# 聚斂
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jùliǎn, jùliàn
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ, ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi$^6$ lim$^5$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zu$^6$ niam$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jùliǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jyùliǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chü$^4$-lien$^3$
*** Yale: jyù-lyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhlean
*** Palladius: цзюйлянь (czjujljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕy⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jùliàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jyùliàn
*** Wade–Giles: chü$^4$-lien$^4$
*** Yale: jyù-lyàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhliann
*** Palladius: цзюйлянь (czjujljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zeoi$^6$ lim$^5$
*** Yale: jeuih líhm
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey$^6$ lim$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zêu$^6$ lim$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɵy̯²² liːm¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zu$^6$ niam$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsŭ niám
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su³⁵⁻¹¹ niam⁵²/

### Verb

聚斂
* to amass wealth by heavy taxation; to levy heavy taxes
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Jìshì fù yú Zhōugōng, ér Qiú yě wèi zhī jùliǎn ér fùyì zhī. [Pinyin]
    The head of the Ji family was richer than the duke of Zhou had been, and yet Qiu collected his imposts for him, and increased his wealth.
* to collect; to gather
    From: Mozi, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on Y. P. Mei's version
    Jùliǎn tiānxià zhī měimíng ér jiā zhī yān, yuē: cǐ rén yě, yì yě, ài rén lì rén, shùn tiān zhī yì, dé tiān zhī shǎng zhě yě. [Pinyin]
    The most excellent names in the world were gathered and attributed to them, and they were called magnanimous, righteous, beloved of man and beneficial to the people, obedient to the will of Heaven and rewarded of Heaven.
* to extort the wealth of the people
    From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Bǎishèng zhī jiā, bù xù jùliǎn zhī chén. Yǔqí yǒu jùliǎn zhī chén, nìng yǒu dàochén. [Pinyin]
    So, the house which possesses a hundred chariots should not keep a minister to look out for imposts that he may lay them on the people. Than to have such a minister, it were better for that house to have one who should rob it of its revenues.

#### Synonyms

* (to collect):
* 允集 (yǔnjí) (literary)
* 匯／汇 (huì)
* 匯總／汇总 (huìzǒng)
* 匯聚／汇聚 (huìjù)
* 匯集／汇集 (huìjí)
* 叢集／丛集 (cóngjí)
* 團聚／团聚 (tuánjù)
* 坌集 (bènjí) (literary)
* 委會／委会 (wěihuì) (literary)
* 密集 (mìjí)
* 彙集／汇集 (huìjí)
* 徵集／征集 (zhēngjí)
* 採／采 (cǎi)
* 採擷／采撷 (literary)
* 採集／采集 (cǎijí)
* 搜羅／搜罗 (sōuluó)
* 搜集 (sōují)
* 摟／搂 (lōu)
* 攏／拢 (lǒng)
* 攢／攒 (cuán)
* 攢聚／攒聚 (cuánjù)
* 攢集／攒集 (cuánjí)
* 收羅／收罗 (shōuluó)
* 收錄／收录 (shōulù)
* 收集 (shōují)
* 會合／会合 (huìhé)
* 會聚／会聚 (huìjù)
* 會集／会集 (huìjí)
* 湊／凑 (còu)
* 湊集／凑集 (còují)
* 相聚 (xiāngjù)
* 籌集／筹集 (chóují)
* 糾合／纠合 (jiūhé) (literary)
* 糾集／纠集 (jiūjí) (derogatory)
* 群集 (qúnjí)
* 聚 (jù)
* 聚合 (jùhé)
* 聚攏／聚拢 (jùlǒng)
* 聚會／聚会 (jùhuì)
* 聚集 (jùjí)
* 聚首 (jùshǒu) (formal, usually of leaders, important figures)
* 蒐集 (sōují)
* 薈萃／荟萃 (huìcuì) (literary)
* 蝟集／猬集 (wèijí) (literary)
* 調集／调集 (diàojí)
* 集 (jí) (literary, or in compounds)
* 集中 (jízhōng)
* 集合 (jíhé)
* 集會／集会 (jíhuì)
* 集結／集结 (jíjié)
* 麇集 (qúnjí) (literary)
* (to extort the wealth of the people):
* 剝取／剥取 (bōqǔ)
* 吮吸 (shǔnxī) (figurative)
* 強取／强取 (qiángqǔ)
* 搜刮 (sōuguā)
* 摟／搂 (lōu)
* 榨取 (zhàqǔ)
* 聚 (jù) (literary, or in compounds)