敛

(literary) to hold back

(literary) to restrain; to control (oneself)

to collect; to gather

• tāliǎnleliǎnméi.

  他敛了敛眉。🔊

  He knitted his brows.

Taiwan pr. [lian4]

to prepare a dead body for coffin(inherited)

• tāfùzéliànshī.

  他负责殓尸。🔊

  He is responsible for preparing the body for burial.