State of Lai 萊國 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?–567 BC | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:States_of_Zhou_Dynasty.png) Lai is on the tip of the Shandong Peninsula bordering Qi | |||||||
| Capital | Changle (昌樂) Linqu (臨朐) Ni (郳) | ||||||
| Common languages | Old Chinese | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Duke of Lai | |||||||
• ?–567 BCE | Duke Gong of Lai | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | ? | ||||||
• Conquered by Qi | 567 BC | ||||||
| |||||||
Lai (simplified Chinese: 莱; traditional Chinese: 萊; pinyin: Lái), also known as Láiyí (萊夷), was an ancient Dongyi state located in what is now eastern Shandong Province, recorded in the Book of Xia. Tang Shanchun (唐善纯) believes lái means "mountain" in the ancient Yue language (古越语),[1] while the Yue Jue Shu (越絕書) says lai means "wilderness".[2][3]
- ^ 威海市地名综述 Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "百越地名及其文化蕴意". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ Milburn, Olivia (translator) (2010). The Glory of Yue: An Annotated Translation of the Yuejue shu. Series: Sinica Leidensia, Volume: 93. Leiden & Boston: Brill. p. 138-139. Quote : "March on lai [萊]; lai means uncultivated land." Chinese original "宿之於萊。萊，野也。"