先令

xiānlìng

noun #18,138

Measure Word

一个先令 gè

Meanings

1 shilling (currency unit)

Characters

Phonetic transliteration of 'shilling.'

Examples

英国以前用先令做货币单位。

Yīngguó yǐqián yòng xiānlìng zuò huòbì dānwèi.

Britain used to use the shilling as a currency unit.

这本旧书的标价是三先令。

Zhè běn jiù shū de biāojià shì sān xiānlìng.

This old book is priced at three shillings.

Tips

history

先令 is a phonetic borrowing (loanword) of 'shilling.' The shilling was a British currency unit worth 1/20 of a pound, abolished in 1971 with decimalization. Still used in some East African countries.

Stroke Order

先 xiān

令 lìng