Yao
E926122
Yao is a Chinese surname borne by many notable individuals, including figures in politics, sports, and academia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yao canonical | 24 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11438050 — 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: Yao Context triple: [Andrew Yao, familyName, Yao]
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A.
Yao
Yao is a calm, enigmatic wellness consultant at the remote health resort in Liane Moriarty’s novel (and its TV adaptation) "Nine Perfect Strangers."
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B.
Yao
Yao is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as an industrial and residential hub within the Kansai region.
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C.
Yao
Yao is a Southern Bantu language spoken primarily in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania by the Yao people.
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D.
Yao
Yao are an ethnic minority people in southern China and Southeast Asia known for their distinct languages, traditional clothing, and mountain village communities.
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E.
Haad Yuan
Haad Yuan is a small, secluded beach on Thailand’s Ko Pha Ngan island, known for its tranquil atmosphere, clear waters, and relaxed, off-the-beaten-path vibe.
- 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: Yao Target entity description: Yao is a Chinese surname borne by many notable individuals, including figures in politics, sports, and academia.
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A.
Yao
Yao is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as an industrial and residential hub within the Kansai region.
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B.
Yao
Yao is a Southern Bantu language spoken primarily in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania by the Yao people.
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C.
Yao
Yao are an ethnic minority people in southern China and Southeast Asia known for their distinct languages, traditional clothing, and mountain village communities.
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D.
Yao
Yao is a calm, enigmatic wellness consultant at the remote health resort in Liane Moriarty’s novel (and its TV adaptation) "Nine Perfect Strangers."
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E.
Haad Yuan
Haad Yuan is a small, secluded beach on Thailand’s Ko Pha Ngan island, known for its tranquil atmosphere, clear waters, and relaxed, off-the-beaten-path vibe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese surname
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family name ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| citizenship | China ⓘ |
| familyName |
Yao
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Yao ⓘ Yao ⓘ Yao ⓘ Yao ⓘ Yao ⓘ Yao ⓘ Yao ⓘ Yao ⓘ Yao ⓘ Yao ⓘ |
| givenName | Ming ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Yao Bin
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Yao Chen ⓘ Yao Defen ⓘ Yao Jie ⓘ Yao Jinnan ⓘ Yao Ming ⓘ Yao Mingyi ⓘ Yao Qiang ⓘ Yao Qisheng ⓘ Yao Tandong ⓘ Yao Xueyin ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Chinese ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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artistic gymnast ⓘ badminton player ⓘ basketball player ⓘ basketball player ⓘ engineer ⓘ figure skating coach ⓘ glaciologist ⓘ novelist ⓘ politician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| romanization | Yao ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
China
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Malaysia ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
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| usedInEthnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Yao Description of subject: Yao is a Chinese surname borne by many notable individuals, including figures in politics, sports, and academia.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.