Hou Yong
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Hou Yong is a Chinese cinematographer and film director known for his collaborations with prominent Fifth Generation filmmakers and his visually expressive work in contemporary Chinese cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hou Yong canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17749277 — 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: Hou Yong Context triple: [Not One Less, cinematographyBy, Hou Yong]
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A.
Hou Liang
Hou Liang, also known as Later Liang, was a short-lived dynasty that ruled northern China during the turbulent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period following the fall of the Tang.
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B.
Shi Yongxin
Shi Yongxin is a Chinese Buddhist monk known internationally as the modern abbot of the Shaolin Temple and a key figure in its commercialization and global promotion.
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C.
Huang Hao
Huang Hao was a powerful and notoriously corrupt eunuch official who dominated the later court of Shu Han under Emperor Liu Shan during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
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D.
Jiang Yongbo
Jiang Yongbo is an actor known for his role in the acclaimed family drama film "The Farewell."
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E.
Huang Zhiyong
Huang Zhiyong was a Chinese military officer and notable graduate of the Yunnan Military Academy who participated in early 20th-century military and political affairs in China.
- 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: Hou Yong Target entity description: Hou Yong is a Chinese cinematographer and film director known for his collaborations with prominent Fifth Generation filmmakers and his visually expressive work in contemporary Chinese cinema.
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A.
Hou Liang
Hou Liang, also known as Later Liang, was a short-lived dynasty that ruled northern China during the turbulent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period following the fall of the Tang.
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B.
Shi Yongxin
Shi Yongxin is a Chinese Buddhist monk known internationally as the modern abbot of the Shaolin Temple and a key figure in its commercialization and global promotion.
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C.
Huang Hao
Huang Hao was a powerful and notoriously corrupt eunuch official who dominated the later court of Shu Han under Emperor Liu Shan during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
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D.
Jiang Yongbo
Jiang Yongbo is an actor known for his role in the acclaimed family drama film "The Farewell."
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E.
Huang Zhiyong
Huang Zhiyong was a Chinese military officer and notable graduate of the Yunnan Military Academy who participated in early 20th-century military and political affairs in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.