Triple

T4143799
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Zeng E89334 entity
Predicate hasVariantTransliteration P5923 FINISHED
Object Tseng
Tseng is a romanized Chinese surname, commonly representing the same family name as Zeng in alternative transliteration systems.
 E415235 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: Tseng | Statement: [Zeng, hasVariantTransliteration, Tseng]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tseng
Context triple: [Zeng, hasVariantTransliteration, Tseng]
  • A. Daniel Jongtien
    Daniel Jongtien is an architect known for his partnership role at the prominent Dutch architecture firm Benthem Crouwel Architekten.
  • B. Tzi Ma
    Tzi Ma is a Chinese-American actor known for his versatile supporting roles in film and television, including prominent appearances in projects like "Arrival," "The Man in the High Castle," and "Rush Hour."
  • C. Tsien
    Tsien is a Chinese surname borne by several notable figures in science and engineering, including biophysicist Richard Tsien.
  • D. Yen Tan
    Yen Tan is a Malaysian-born, Texas-based independent filmmaker known for his nuanced, character-driven dramas exploring queer and Asian American experiences.
  • E. Shiing-Shen
    Shiing-Shen Chern was a Chinese-American mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to differential geometry and the development of Chern classes in topology.
  • 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: Tseng
Triple: [Zeng, hasVariantTransliteration, Tseng]
Generated description
Tseng is a romanized Chinese surname, commonly representing the same family name as Zeng in alternative transliteration systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tseng
Target entity description: Tseng is a romanized Chinese surname, commonly representing the same family name as Zeng in alternative transliteration systems.
  • A. Daniel Jongtien
    Daniel Jongtien is an architect known for his partnership role at the prominent Dutch architecture firm Benthem Crouwel Architekten.
  • B. Tzi Ma
    Tzi Ma is a Chinese-American actor known for his versatile supporting roles in film and television, including prominent appearances in projects like "Arrival," "The Man in the High Castle," and "Rush Hour."
  • C. Tsien
    Tsien is a Chinese surname borne by several notable figures in science and engineering, including biophysicist Richard Tsien.
  • D. Yen Tan
    Yen Tan is a Malaysian-born, Texas-based independent filmmaker known for his nuanced, character-driven dramas exploring queer and Asian American experiences.
  • E. Shiing-Shen
    Shiing-Shen Chern was a Chinese-American mathematician renowned for his foundational contributions to differential geometry and the development of Chern classes in topology.
  • 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_69aed95785788190ae75bcf0cd1cafdf completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69af025d2984819095f299327cc399d5 completed March 9, 2026, 5:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b576d2f1788190847d38a384abbe67 completed March 14, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b577ef7ed08190aca5f99d6abf1271 completed March 14, 2026, 2:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b578538e908190a2c7d9d80ec5ec99 completed March 14, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:43 p.m.