Zhang San

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Zhāng Sān (Traditional Chinese: 張三; Simplified Chinese: 张三; literally: "Zhāng Three"), Lǐ Sì (Chinese: 李四; literally: "Lǐ Four"), Wáng Wǔ (Chinese: 王五; literally: "Wáng Five") and Zhào Liù (Traditional Chinese: 趙六; Simplified Chinese: 赵六; literally: "Zhào Six") or Wáng Èr Mázi (王二麻子) are placeholder names (metasyntactic variables) in the Chinese language, much like "Tom, Dick and Harry" or "foobar" in English.

Zhāng, Lǐ, Wáng, and Zhào are all frequently used family names in China. Chinese saying "Zhāng Sān, Lǐ Sì, Wáng Èr Mázi" means "someone" or "foobar" in English. These placeholder names are not limited in use for people, but also anything.


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