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  • 1

    measure wordshilling (a monetary unit of Britain until 1971)

    • nián yīng guó bǎ yīng bàng xiān lìng biàn shì gǎi wéi xīn de shí jìn wèi bì zhì

      1971英国英镑先令便士十进位币制

      In 1971, Britain changed over from pounds, shillings, and pence to the new decimal money system.

  • 2

    n.shilling (a monetary unit of Uganda, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania)

    • liǎng xiān lìng

      先令

      two shillings

    • wǒ gěi le zhè ge qǐ gài yī gè xiān lìng

      这个乞丐先令

      I gave the beggar a shilling.

  • 3

    n.schilling (monetary unit of Austria)