Does Chinese have an equivalent to “Person Aâ€�

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In English, sometimes we'll refer to a person whose name is unknown or undisclosed as "Person A" particularly in hypothetical scenarios. Does a similar thing exist in Chinese that doesn't make use of English letters?
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You would say
甲ã€Â乙ã€Â丙ã€Âä¸Â……
They come from 天干, you could also say
路人甲ã€Â路人乙ã€Â路人丙……
In the case where you know his or her surname, you could also say
æÂŽæŸÂã€Â王æŸÂ……
In case if you want the specify that person's identity
æŸÂ市民ã€ÂæŸÂ员工ã€ÂæŸÂ政府工作人员……
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To refer to someone non-specific, you can say「æŸÂæŸÂ/æŸÂ人/æŸÂæŸÂ人ã€Â.
我廠「æŸÂ人ã€Âå·了æÂ±è¥¿ï¼Œæˆ‘ä¸Â點他的åÂÂå—,他應å¦白交代。
Someone in my factory was stealing things. I won't mention him by name, but he should come forth honestly and explain himself.
To refer to Person A or Party A, for example in an agreement or contract, you can say 「甲方ã€Â(as opposed to Person/Party B「乙方ã€Âor both parties「雙方ã€Â).
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You would say
甲ã€Â乙ã€Â丙ã€Âä¸Â……
They come from 天干, you could also say
路人甲ã€Â路人乙ã€Â路人丙……
In the case where you know his or her surname, you could also say
æÂŽæŸÂã€Â王æŸÂ……
In case if you want the specify that person's identity
æŸÂ市民ã€ÂæŸÂ员工ã€ÂæŸÂ政府工作人员……
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You would say
甲ã€Â乙ã€Â丙ã€Âä¸Â……
They come from 天干, you could also say
路人甲ã€Â路人乙ã€Â路人丙……
In the case where you know his or her surname, you could also say
æÂŽæŸÂã€Â王æŸÂ……
In case if you want the specify that person's identity
æŸÂ市民ã€ÂæŸÂ员工ã€ÂæŸÂ政府工作人员……
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You would say
甲ã€Â乙ã€Â丙ã€Âä¸Â……
They come from 天干, you could also say
路人甲ã€Â路人乙ã€Â路人丙……
In the case where you know his or her surname, you could also say
æÂŽæŸÂã€Â王æŸÂ……
In case if you want the specify that person's identity
æŸÂ市民ã€ÂæŸÂ员工ã€ÂæŸÂ政府工作人员……
You would say
甲ã€Â乙ã€Â丙ã€Âä¸Â……
They come from 天干, you could also say
路人甲ã€Â路人乙ã€Â路人丙……
In the case where you know his or her surname, you could also say
æÂŽæŸÂã€Â王æŸÂ……
In case if you want the specify that person's identity
æŸÂ市民ã€ÂæŸÂ员工ã€ÂæŸÂ政府工作人员……
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To refer to someone non-specific, you can say「æŸÂæŸÂ/æŸÂ人/æŸÂæŸÂ人ã€Â.
我廠「æŸÂ人ã€Âå·了æÂ±è¥¿ï¼Œæˆ‘ä¸Â點他的åÂÂå—,他應å¦白交代。
Someone in my factory was stealing things. I won't mention him by name, but he should come forth honestly and explain himself.
To refer to Person A or Party A, for example in an agreement or contract, you can say 「甲方ã€Â(as opposed to Person/Party B「乙方ã€Âor both parties「雙方ã€Â).
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To refer to someone non-specific, you can say「æŸÂæŸÂ/æŸÂ人/æŸÂæŸÂ人ã€Â.
我廠「æŸÂ人ã€Âå·了æÂ±è¥¿ï¼Œæˆ‘ä¸Â點他的åÂÂå—,他應å¦白交代。
Someone in my factory was stealing things. I won't mention him by name, but he should come forth honestly and explain himself.
To refer to Person A or Party A, for example in an agreement or contract, you can say 「甲方ã€Â(as opposed to Person/Party B「乙方ã€Âor both parties「雙方ã€Â).
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To refer to someone non-specific, you can say「æŸÂæŸÂ/æŸÂ人/æŸÂæŸÂ人ã€Â.
我廠「æŸÂ人ã€Âå·了æÂ±è¥¿ï¼Œæˆ‘ä¸Â點他的åÂÂå—,他應å¦白交代。
Someone in my factory was stealing things. I won't mention him by name, but he should come forth honestly and explain himself.
To refer to Person A or Party A, for example in an agreement or contract, you can say 「甲方ã€Â(as opposed to Person/Party B「乙方ã€Âor both parties「雙方ã€Â).
To refer to someone non-specific, you can say「æŸÂæŸÂ/æŸÂ人/æŸÂæŸÂ人ã€Â.
我廠「æŸÂ人ã€Âå·了æÂ±è¥¿ï¼Œæˆ‘ä¸Â點他的åÂÂå—,他應å¦白交代。
Someone in my factory was stealing things. I won't mention him by name, but he should come forth honestly and explain himself.
To refer to Person A or Party A, for example in an agreement or contract, you can say 「甲方ã€Â(as opposed to Person/Party B「乙方ã€Âor both parties「雙方ã€Â).
answered 2 hours ago
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