Meaning of 聚敛
聚敛 means to extort; to amass wealth through exploitation. Pronounced jù liǎn.
- to extort; to amass wealth through exploitation
Definitions & Examples
Fēng封
jiàn建
guān官
lì吏
cháng常
cháng常
jù聚
liǎn敛
mín民
cái财
,
zhōng中
bǎo饱
sī私
náng囊
。
Feudal officials often extorted the people's wealth to fill their own pockets.
Nà那
ge个
bào暴
jūn君
tōng通
guò过
kē苛
juān捐
zá杂
shuì税
fēng疯
kuáng狂
jù聚
liǎn敛
cái财
fù富
。
That tyrant frenziedly amassed wealth through exorbitant taxes and levies.
Tā他
jù聚
liǎn敛
le了
dà大
liàng量
bú不
yì义
zhī之
cái财
,
zuì最
zhōng终
shòu受
dào到
le了
fǎ法
lǜ律
de的
zhì制
cái裁
。
He amassed a great deal of ill-gotten wealth and was ultimately punished by law.