110

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

110

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

Coordinate terms

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

Translations

Emergency services number — see 911

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yāoyāolíng, yīyīlíng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄧㄠㄌㄧㄥˊ, ㄧㄧㄌㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jat¹ ling⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yāoyāolíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄧㄠㄌㄧㄥˊ
  - 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: ㄧㄧㄌㄧㄥˊ
  - 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

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

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

Synonyms

999 (Hong Kong, Macau)