Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag
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The "Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth" flag is the national flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan), featuring a white sun with twelve rays on a blue canton over a solid red field, symbolizing freedom, democracy, and the blood of revolutionary martyrs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blue Sky with a White Sun flag | 2 |
| Blue Sky with a White Sun flag (naval jack and party flag) | 1 |
| Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1048675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag Context triple: [National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China, subject, Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag]
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A.
United States flag
The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.
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B.
black-yellow-white tricolour (imperial flag)
The black-yellow-white tricolour was a 19th-century imperial flag of the Russian Empire associated with the Romanov dynasty and official state symbolism.
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C.
NATO flag
The NATO flag is the official emblem of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, featuring a white compass rose on a dark blue field to symbolize unity and collective defense among member states.
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D.
Tiranga (Indian national flag)
Tiranga, the Indian national flag, is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white, and green with a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra at its centre, symbolizing the country's values of courage, peace, and faith.
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E.
Sons of Liberty flag
The Sons of Liberty flag is a Revolutionary-era American banner, often featuring vertical red and white stripes, associated with colonial resistance to British rule and the early patriot movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag Target entity description: The "Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth" flag is the national flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan), featuring a white sun with twelve rays on a blue canton over a solid red field, symbolizing freedom, democracy, and the blood of revolutionary martyrs.
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A.
United States flag
The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.
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B.
black-yellow-white tricolour (imperial flag)
The black-yellow-white tricolour was a 19th-century imperial flag of the Russian Empire associated with the Romanov dynasty and official state symbolism.
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C.
NATO flag
The NATO flag is the official emblem of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, featuring a white compass rose on a dark blue field to symbolize unity and collective defense among member states.
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D.
Tiranga (Indian national flag)
Tiranga, the Indian national flag, is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white, and green with a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra at its centre, symbolizing the country's values of courage, peace, and faith.
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E.
Sons of Liberty flag
The Sons of Liberty flag is a Revolutionary-era American banner, often featuring vertical red and white stripes, associated with colonial resistance to British rule and the early patriot movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
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national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedAsNationalFlagOfRepublicOfChina | 1928-12-17 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blue Sky with a White Sun
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surface form:
Blue Sky, White Sun, and Red Earth
Blue Sky with a White Sun ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth
Flag of the Republic of China ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Taiwan
Flag of the Republic of China ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese nationalism
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Kuomintang ⓘ Xinhai Revolution ⓘ |
| blueSymbolizes | liberty and nationalism ⓘ |
| cantonColor | blue ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Asia
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National symbols of Taiwan ⓘ Republic of China national symbols ⓘ |
| component |
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Blue Sky with a White Sun flag (naval jack and party flag)
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| country |
Republic of China
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Formosa ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
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| design | white sun with twelve rays on a blue canton over a solid red field ⓘ |
| designDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Lu Hao-tung ⓘ |
| emblem | white sun with twelve rays ⓘ |
| emblemColor | white ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
defined in the Constitution of the Republic of China
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regulated by the National Emblem and National Flag of the Republic of China Act ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| redSymbolizes | fraternity and people’s livelihood ⓘ |
| status | current national flag of the Republic of China ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Three Principles of the People
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blood of revolutionary martyrs ⓘ democracy ⓘ democracy (Three Principles of the People) ⓘ freedom ⓘ nationalism ⓘ people’s livelihood ⓘ |
| twelveRaysSymbolize |
twelve months
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twelve traditional Chinese hours ⓘ |
| usedAsNationalFlagOf |
Republic of China
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surface form:
Republic of China on Taiwan after 1949
Republic of China ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China on the mainland before 1949
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| usedBy |
Republic of China Armed Forces
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surface form:
armed forces of the Republic of China
Government of Taiwan ⓘ
surface form:
government of the Republic of China
public institutions in Taiwan ⓘ |
| usedOn |
aircraft as national marking
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land ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| whiteSymbolizes | equality and democracy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag Description of subject: The "Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth" flag is the national flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan), featuring a white sun with twelve rays on a blue canton over a solid red field, symbolizing freedom, democracy, and the blood of revolutionary martyrs.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China
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subject
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Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag
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this entity surface form:
Blue Sky with a White Sun flag
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag
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component
→
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Blue Sky with a White Sun flag (naval jack and party flag)
Standard of the President of the Republic of China
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basedOn
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Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flag
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this entity surface form:
Blue Sky with a White Sun flag