| 释义 |
ngwee|ŋˈgweɪ|
Pl. ngwee.
[Chibemba, lit. ‘bright’.]
A small coin of Zambia.
1966Guardian 10 Mar. 12/4 Zambia..is to go over, by January 1968, to a decimal currency based on the kwacha (worth 10s of the present pound), divided into 100 ngwee. 1969Reporter (Nairobi) 16 May 12/4 Zambia's white farmers..appear fairly satisfied with the 38 ngwee per pound average. 1975Stand. Encycl. S. Afr. XI. 573/1 The kwacha was equivalent to half of the pound and itself was made up of 100 ngwee. |