Triple
T17181804
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Francis Wade |
E417001
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi
Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi is a pioneering 19th-century Chinese language textbook and reader compiled by British sinologist Thomas Francis Wade to teach spoken Mandarin and its romanization to Western learners.
|
E1254721
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
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: Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi | Statement: [Thomas Francis Wade, notableWork, Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi Context triple: [Thomas Francis Wade, notableWork, Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi]
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A.
Tzu-chih T’ung-chien
Tzu-chih T’ung-chien is a monumental 11th-century Chinese chronological historical work compiled under Sima Guang that covers the history of China from the Warring States period to the early Song dynasty.
-
B.
Yuan Tseh
Yuan Tseh is a Taiwanese chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical reaction dynamics.
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C.
Chao-chou Ts’ung-shen
Chao-chou Ts’ung-shen was a renowned Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Tang dynasty, celebrated for his subtle, paradoxical teaching style and influential kōans.
-
D.
Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien
Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien was an influential 8th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master, traditionally regarded as a key figure in the formation of the Caodong/Sōtō school.
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E.
San Min Chu-i
San Min Chu-i is the national anthem of the Republic of China, expressing the political philosophy of Sun Yat-sen’s Three Principles of the People.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
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: Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi Triple: [Thomas Francis Wade, notableWork, Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi]
Generated description
Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi is a pioneering 19th-century Chinese language textbook and reader compiled by British sinologist Thomas Francis Wade to teach spoken Mandarin and its romanization to Western learners.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi Target entity description: Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi is a pioneering 19th-century Chinese language textbook and reader compiled by British sinologist Thomas Francis Wade to teach spoken Mandarin and its romanization to Western learners.
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A.
Tzu-chih T’ung-chien
Tzu-chih T’ung-chien is a monumental 11th-century Chinese chronological historical work compiled under Sima Guang that covers the history of China from the Warring States period to the early Song dynasty.
-
B.
Yuan Tseh
Yuan Tseh is a Taiwanese chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in chemical reaction dynamics.
-
C.
Chao-chou Ts’ung-shen
Chao-chou Ts’ung-shen was a renowned Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Tang dynasty, celebrated for his subtle, paradoxical teaching style and influential kōans.
-
D.
Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien
Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien was an influential 8th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master, traditionally regarded as a key figure in the formation of the Caodong/Sōtō school.
-
E.
San Min Chu-i
San Min Chu-i is the national anthem of the Republic of China, expressing the political philosophy of Sun Yat-sen’s Three Principles of the People.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d886d5f34c8190b24564dfaa63f3fb |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3fc1187808190aeaa0d0e6487957e |
completed | April 18, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a014847a19481909b1249c2fe428bfc |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a014cf269b48190bf58eb71a9fec897 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a014d5d10b4819086969145c2d4fb56 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 3:30 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m.