The Tale of Kiều
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The Tale of Kiều is an early 19th-century Vietnamese epic poem by Nguyễn Du, celebrated as a masterpiece of Vietnamese literature for its lyrical language and profound exploration of fate, love, and social injustice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Tale of Kiều canonical | 3 |
| Truyện Kiều | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6498396 — 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: The Tale of Kiều Context triple: [Vietnamese literature, notableWork, The Tale of Kiều]
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A.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
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B.
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower is a lavish 2006 Chinese historical drama film directed by Zhang Yimou, known for its opulent visuals, intricate palace intrigue, and tragic royal family power struggle during the Tang Dynasty.
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C.
Văn Điển
Văn Điển is a township in Hanoi, Vietnam, known as an urban and commercial hub within the Thanh Trì District.
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D.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji is an 11th-century Japanese literary classic by Murasaki Shikibu, often considered the world’s first novel and a masterpiece of courtly romance and psychological insight.
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E.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
- 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: The Tale of Kiều Target entity description: The Tale of Kiều is an early 19th-century Vietnamese epic poem by Nguyễn Du, celebrated as a masterpiece of Vietnamese literature for its lyrical language and profound exploration of fate, love, and social injustice.
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A.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
-
B.
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower is a lavish 2006 Chinese historical drama film directed by Zhang Yimou, known for its opulent visuals, intricate palace intrigue, and tragic royal family power struggle during the Tang Dynasty.
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C.
Văn Điển
Văn Điển is a township in Hanoi, Vietnam, known as an urban and commercial hub within the Thanh Trì District.
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D.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji is an 11th-century Japanese literary classic by Murasaki Shikibu, often considered the world’s first novel and a masterpiece of courtly romance and psychological insight.
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E.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vietnamese literary work
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epic poem ⓘ narrative poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Truyện Kiều
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linked to:
The Tale of Kiều
Đoạn Trường Tân Thanh ⓘ |
| altTitleMeaning | A New Lament of a Broken Heart ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionYear | 1820 ⓘ |
| author | Nguyễn Du ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Jin Yun Qiao
ⓘ
The Tale of Chin, Yu, and Ch’iao ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the core canon of Vietnamese literature ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Vietnam
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linked to:
Viet Nam
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| culturalSignificance | national epic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
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romantic tragedy ⓘ verse narrative ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Chinese
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English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ Russian ⓘ other languages ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Vietnamese idioms and proverbs
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Vietnamese language ⓘ Vietnamese music ⓘ Vietnamese theatre ⓘ Vietnamese visual arts ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Chinese Ming-dynasty novel ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allusion to Chinese and Vietnamese classics
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extensive use of metaphor and wordplay ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lục bát verse ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | masterpiece of Vietnamese literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hoạn Thư
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Kim Trọng ⓘ Mã Giám Sinh ⓘ Thúy Kiều ⓘ Thúy Vân ⓘ Từ Hải ⓘ |
| meter | lục bát ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | first-person and third-person narration ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 3254 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | blend of Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist ideas ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Thúy Kiều sells herself into marriage and prostitution to save her family, enduring years of suffering before eventual reunion with her first love ⓘ |
| setting | feudal Vietnam ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhist karma
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Confucian morality ⓘ fate ⓘ female suffering ⓘ filial piety ⓘ love ⓘ loyalty ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Tale of Kiều ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: The Tale of Kiều Description of subject: The Tale of Kiều is an early 19th-century Vietnamese epic poem by Nguyễn Du, celebrated as a masterpiece of Vietnamese literature for its lyrical language and profound exploration of fate, love, and social injustice.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Tale of Kiều
linked to: The Tale of Kiều
linked to: The Tale of Kiều