Cheng Xuanying
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Cheng Xuanying was a prominent early Tang dynasty Daoist scholar best known for his influential sub-commentary on Guo Xiang’s commentary to the Zhuangzi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cheng Xuanying canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22632443 — 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: Cheng Xuanying Context triple: [Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi, commentedBy, Cheng Xuanying]
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A.
Pei Xiu
Pei Xiu was a Tang dynasty official and lay Buddhist known for his patronage of Chan (Zen) masters and his influential role in the spread of Chinese Buddhism.
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B.
Shen Yiqin
Shen Yiqin is a Chinese politician who serves as a senior national leader and prominent advocate for women's affairs in China.
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C.
Lang Yueting
Lang Yueting is a Chinese actress known for her roles in contemporary Chinese cinema, including prominent performances in both drama and thriller films.
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D.
Bai Xianyong
Bai Xianyong is a prominent Chinese-American writer and scholar best known for his modernist fiction and influential short story collection "Taipei People."
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E.
Zhu Yougui
Zhu Yougui was an emperor of the Later Liang dynasty during China’s Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, known for seizing the throne after assassinating his father Zhu Wen and ruling briefly before being overthrown.
- 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: Cheng Xuanying Target entity description: Cheng Xuanying was a prominent early Tang dynasty Daoist scholar best known for his influential sub-commentary on Guo Xiang’s commentary to the Zhuangzi.
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A.
Pei Xiu
Pei Xiu was a Tang dynasty official and lay Buddhist known for his patronage of Chan (Zen) masters and his influential role in the spread of Chinese Buddhism.
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B.
Shen Yiqin
Shen Yiqin is a Chinese politician who serves as a senior national leader and prominent advocate for women's affairs in China.
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C.
Lang Yueting
Lang Yueting is a Chinese actress known for her roles in contemporary Chinese cinema, including prominent performances in both drama and thriller films.
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D.
Bai Xianyong
Bai Xianyong is a prominent Chinese-American writer and scholar best known for his modernist fiction and influential short story collection "Taipei People."
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E.
Zhu Yougui
Zhu Yougui was an emperor of the Later Liang dynasty during China’s Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, known for seizing the throne after assassinating his father Zhu Wen and ruling briefly before being overthrown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.