《孟子》一书中有“齐东野人”一语,宋代以来,不少学者把“齐东”解为齐国以东,把“野人”解为无知的野蛮人。如朱熹《四书章句·孟子集注》说:“齐东,齐国之东鄙也”。王献唐先生《山东古国考》说:“孟子说的‘齐东野人之语’大抵是指的莱国和他以东地带”,处在“氏族部落残余状态”的“化外区域”的人民。也有学者把“野人”说成是 Since the Song Dynasty, many scholars have interpreted “Qidong” as the east of the Qi nation and resolved the “savages” as ignorant barbarians. Such as Zhu Xi, “Four Books sentence Mencius Notes” said: “Qi Dong, Qi Eastern despicable also.” Mr. Wang Xiantang’s Shandong Ancient State Examination said: “Mencius said that the words of Qidong Savage probably refer to the areas of Lai State and to the east of him” and “people in areas outside the” remnants of the clan tribe. “ Some scholars also described ”Savage" as