qipao
E181416
The qipao, also known as the cheongsam, is a form-fitting traditional Chinese dress characterized by its high collar, side slits, and elegant silhouette.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592669 — 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: qipao Context triple: [Han Chinese, traditionalClothing, qipao]
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A.
Peking opera
Peking opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical art form that combines stylized singing, speech, dance, and acrobatics with elaborate costumes and symbolic makeup.
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B.
Yingqin
Yingqin is the given name of He Yingqin, a prominent Chinese Nationalist military leader and politician of the early 20th century.
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C.
Tien Quan Ca
Tien Quan Ca is a Vietnamese patriotic song composed by Văn Cao that later became the national anthem of Vietnam.
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D.
Xuan
Xuan is a Vietnamese surname commonly used as a family name in Vietnam.
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E.
Zhizhong
Zhizhong is a Chinese given name shared by various individuals, including historical and contemporary figures.
- 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: qipao Target entity description: The qipao, also known as the cheongsam, is a form-fitting traditional Chinese dress characterized by its high collar, side slits, and elegant silhouette.
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A.
Peking opera
Peking opera is a traditional Chinese theatrical art form that combines stylized singing, speech, dance, and acrobatics with elaborate costumes and symbolic makeup.
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B.
Yingqin
Yingqin is the given name of He Yingqin, a prominent Chinese Nationalist military leader and politician of the early 20th century.
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C.
Tien Quan Ca
Tien Quan Ca is a Vietnamese patriotic song composed by Văn Cao that later became the national anthem of Vietnam.
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D.
Xuan
Xuan is a Vietnamese surname commonly used as a family name in Vietnam.
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E.
Zhizhong
Zhizhong is a Chinese given name shared by various individuals, including historical and contemporary figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural symbol of China
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traditional Chinese dress ⓘ women's garment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
qipao
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surface form:
cheongsam
|
| associatedWith |
Chinese New Year celebrations
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Chinese cinema ⓘ Chinese femininity ⓘ Chinese modernity in the 1920s and 1930s ⓘ Shanghai socialites ⓘ overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
icon of East Asian fashion
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symbol of Chinese national identity ⓘ |
| developedFrom | changpao ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| genderTypicallyWornBy | women ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ankle-length or knee-length hem
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asymmetrical front opening ⓘ body-hugging cut ⓘ cap sleeves or sleeveless design ⓘ form-fitting silhouette ⓘ frog buttons ⓘ high collar ⓘ mandarin collar ⓘ side slits ⓘ straight skirt ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | Han Chinese culture ⓘ |
| hasModernVariant |
mini-length qipao
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qipao-inspired evening gown ⓘ short-sleeved qipao ⓘ two-piece qipao ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | China ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Manchu women's robes ⓘ |
| popularizedIn |
Republican era of China
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surface form:
Republic of China era
|
| popularizedInCity | Shanghai ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Áo dài
ⓘ
surface form:
ao dai
changshan ⓘ Hanfu ⓘ
surface form:
hanfu
Kimono ⓘ
surface form:
kimono
|
| traditionalUse |
banquets
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festivals ⓘ formal occasions ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| typicalDecoration |
Chinese knot buttons
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dragon motifs ⓘ floral embroidery ⓘ peony patterns ⓘ phoenix motifs ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
brocade
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cotton ⓘ linen ⓘ satin ⓘ silk ⓘ |
| usedAs |
bridesmaid dress
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cheongsam uniform for flight attendants ⓘ cheongsam uniform for restaurant staff ⓘ evening dress ⓘ hostess uniform ⓘ |
| wasFashionableIn |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ |
| wornOnBodyPart |
legs
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torso ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: qipao Description of subject: The qipao, also known as the cheongsam, is a form-fitting traditional Chinese dress characterized by its high collar, side slits, and elegant silhouette.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
cheongsam