(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect; to gather; Taiwan pr. [lian4]
trad. 斂
Also written 斂【liǎn】
8 results for 敛
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敛liàn
variant of 殮|殓[lian4]
敛巴liǎn ba
(dialect) to gather up; to throw together
敛步liǎn bù
(literary) to slow down one's steps; to come to a halt
敛衽liǎn rèn
old-fashioned women's obeisance; Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4]
敛财liǎn cái
to accumulate wealth; to rake in money
敛迹liǎn jì
to refrain; to give up evil (temporarily); to cover one's traces; to lie low; to retire (from view)
敛钱liǎn qián
to collect money; to raise funds (for charity)