poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai)
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The poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai) is a famous lyrical work by the warlord-poet Cao Cao, celebrated for its grand imagery of the sea and its expression of heroic ambition and philosophical reflection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9247230 — 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: poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai) Context triple: [Cao Cao, notableWork, poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai)]
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The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems
The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems is a 1917 poetry collection by American poet Vachel Lindsay, noted for its musical, chant-like verse and imaginative, fairy-tale imagery.
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B.
Former Ode on the Red Cliffs
Former Ode on the Red Cliffs is a renowned prose-poem by the Song dynasty writer Su Shi that reflects on history, nature, and the transience of life during a moonlit boat trip on the Yangtze River.
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C.
The Song of the Wave and Other Poems
The Song of the Wave and Other Poems is a collection of poetry by American poet George Cabot Lodge, reflecting his refined, often melancholic lyricism and fin-de-siècle sensibilities.
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D.
Du Fu Thatched Cottage
Du Fu Thatched Cottage is a historic museum and memorial site in Chengdu dedicated to the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, built around the location where he once lived and composed many of his famous works.
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Tianwen poem by Qu Yuan
"Tianwen" is a classical Chinese poem by the Warring States poet Qu Yuan, composed as a series of profound, questioning verses that explore cosmology, mythology, and philosophical doubts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai) Target entity description: The poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai) is a famous lyrical work by the warlord-poet Cao Cao, celebrated for its grand imagery of the sea and its expression of heroic ambition and philosophical reflection.
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A.
The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems
The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems is a 1917 poetry collection by American poet Vachel Lindsay, noted for its musical, chant-like verse and imaginative, fairy-tale imagery.
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B.
Former Ode on the Red Cliffs
Former Ode on the Red Cliffs is a renowned prose-poem by the Song dynasty writer Su Shi that reflects on history, nature, and the transience of life during a moonlit boat trip on the Yangtze River.
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C.
The Song of the Wave and Other Poems
The Song of the Wave and Other Poems is a collection of poetry by American poet George Cabot Lodge, reflecting his refined, often melancholic lyricism and fin-de-siècle sensibilities.
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D.
Du Fu Thatched Cottage
Du Fu Thatched Cottage is a historic museum and memorial site in Chengdu dedicated to the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, built around the location where he once lived and composed many of his famous works.
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E.
Tianwen poem by Qu Yuan
"Tianwen" is a classical Chinese poem by the Warring States poet Qu Yuan, composed as a series of profound, questioning verses that explore cosmology, mythology, and philosophical doubts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese classical poem
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lyrical poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Guan Canghai ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cao Cao’s military career
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Three Kingdoms era culture ⓘ |
| author | Cao Cao ⓘ |
| authorRole | warlord-poet ⓘ |
| ChineseTitle | 觀滄海 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic of Chinese poetry ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ |
| genre | yuefu-style poem ⓘ |
| historicalContext | end of Eastern Han political turmoil ⓘ |
| imagery |
blue sea
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boundless horizon ⓘ islands and mountains ⓘ lush vegetation ⓘ stars ⓘ sun and moon ⓘ waves and tides ⓘ |
| includedIn | Chinese school textbooks ⓘ |
| influence | later heroic and landscape poetry ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
late Eastern Han
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linked to:
Jian’an era of Emperor Xian of Han
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| literarySignificance |
frequently anthologized in Chinese literature collections
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important work in early Chinese lyrical poetry ⓘ representative poem of Cao Cao ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
heroic
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lyrical ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| meter | five-character line ⓘ |
| mood |
aspiring
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contemplative ⓘ majestic ⓘ |
| originalScript | Traditional Chinese ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Chinese literature courses ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism
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modern translations ⓘ scholarly commentary ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic vastness
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grand imagery of the sea ⓘ heroic ambition ⓘ human aspiration ⓘ impermanence of life ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai) Description of subject: The poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai) is a famous lyrical work by the warlord-poet Cao Cao, celebrated for its grand imagery of the sea and its expression of heroic ambition and philosophical reflection.
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