Triple

T13872387
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wu Cheng'en E333486 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Journey to the West
Journey to the West is a classic 16th-century Chinese novel that follows the mythologized pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang and his supernatural disciples, including the Monkey King Sun Wukong, to obtain sacred Buddhist scriptures.
E1065467 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Journey to the West | Statement: [Wu Cheng'en, notableWork, Journey to the West]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Journey to the West
Context triple: [Wu Cheng'en, notableWork, Journey to the West]
  • A. Dream of the Red Chamber
    Dream of the Red Chamber is a classic 18th-century Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin, renowned for its intricate portrayal of aristocratic life, complex characters, and profound exploration of love, fate, and social decline.
  • B. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
    Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is a 2013 Chinese fantasy-comedy film directed by Stephen Chow that offers a darkly comic, action-packed reimagining of the classic Journey to the West tale.
  • C. Five Treasures of the Great Snow
    Five Treasures of the Great Snow is a traditional name referring to Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain revered in local mythology for its five prominent peaks.
  • D. Prince of Kuaiji
    The Prince of Kuaiji was the noble title held by Sun Liang, a deposed emperor of Eastern Wu during China’s Three Kingdoms period.
  • E. Fengshen Yanyi
    Fengshen Yanyi is a classic Chinese mythological novel from the Ming dynasty that blends history, folklore, and fantasy to dramatize the fall of the Shang dynasty and the rise of the Zhou.
  • 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: Journey to the West
Target entity description: Journey to the West is a classic 16th-century Chinese novel that follows the mythologized pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang and his supernatural disciples, including the Monkey King Sun Wukong, to obtain sacred Buddhist scriptures.
  • A. Dream of the Red Chamber
    Dream of the Red Chamber is a classic 18th-century Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin, renowned for its intricate portrayal of aristocratic life, complex characters, and profound exploration of love, fate, and social decline.
  • B. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
    Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is a 2013 Chinese fantasy-comedy film directed by Stephen Chow that offers a darkly comic, action-packed reimagining of the classic Journey to the West tale.
  • C. Five Treasures of the Great Snow
    Five Treasures of the Great Snow is a traditional name referring to Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain revered in local mythology for its five prominent peaks.
  • D. Prince of Kuaiji
    The Prince of Kuaiji was the noble title held by Sun Liang, a deposed emperor of Eastern Wu during China’s Three Kingdoms period.
  • E. Fengshen Yanyi
    Fengshen Yanyi is a classic Chinese mythological novel from the Ming dynasty that blends history, folklore, and fantasy to dramatize the fall of the Shang dynasty and the rise of the Zhou.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Journey to the West
Triple: [Wu Cheng'en, notableWork, Journey to the West]
Generated description
Journey to the West is a classic 16th-century Chinese novel that follows the mythologized pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang and his supernatural disciples, including the Monkey King Sun Wukong, to obtain sacred Buddhist scriptures.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d81c5ced9c8190b0e9bcc6effe5959 elicitation completed
NER batch_69de05c638248190bbe5d19f7b88d0f9 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f7c107c20c81909dff0ca4a59fcc55 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f7c2cc63148190b9ca2828abe54286 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f7c20da9448190b3167b091bd39b94 nedg completed
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:14 p.m.