110

See also: 110%

English

Etymology

Like 911, 119, &c., selected as a number both fast and easy to call from rotary or touch-tone phones and less likely to be mistakenly dialed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wən.wən.oʊ/, /wən.wən.ziːroʊ/, /wən.tɛn/

Proper noun

110

1. The telephone number for emergency services in Iran.
2. The telephone number for law enforcement in China, Japan, Germany, Indonesia, Latvia, Bolivia, Guatamala, Andorra, Nauru, and the Ivory Coast and on Taiwan.

   110 handles police emergencies in Japan and Korea but fires and medical emergencies have a separate number, 119.

3. The telephone number for ambulance services in Jamaica, Syria, and Sri Lanka.
4. The telephone number for firefighting assistance in Norway, Jamaica, Suriname, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Papua New Guinea.

Coordinate terms

• 000 (Australia), 105 (Mongolia), 111 (NZ), 112 (EU), 119 (Japan, Korea), 911 (North America), 999 (UK, Ireland)

Translations

Emergency services number — see 911

Anagrams

• 101

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Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāoyāolíng, yīyīlíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠ ㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ, ㄧ ㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jat¹ ling⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāoyāolíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠ ㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yaoyaolíng
    • Wade–Giles: yao¹-yao¹-ling²
    • Yale: yāu-yāu-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iauiauling
    • Palladius: яояолин (jaojaolin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīyīlíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiyilíng
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-i¹-ling²
    • Yale: yī-yī-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iiling
    • Palladius: иилин (iilin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jat¹ ling⁴
    • Yale: yāt yāt lìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jat⁷ ling⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yed¹ ling⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jɐt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

110

1. The telephone number for law enforcement in China and on Taiwan.

Synonyms

• 999 (Hong Kong, Macau)

Coordinate terms

• 119, 120

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 110

1. (Mainland China, Taiwan, slang) Synonym of 警察 (jǐngchá): police, law enforcement.

Synonyms

• 999 (Hong Kong, Macau)