Cheah Toon Hoon 謝敦倫

“ Read lŏk, joy, glad.
行
hêng, to step, to walk, to act. Read hēng, conduct, behaviour.
乾
kan, dry, exhausted. Read khiên, heaven; the first of the eight diagrams,
離
lî, the 5th of the eight diagrams. Read lì, lī, to leave; to be separated from, or to be distant from.
量
liāng, a measure, a capacity. Read liâng, to measure; to consult, to deliberate.
治
tī, to govern, to rule well, to heal, to remedy. Read tî, to be well governed.
長
tiâng, long in time or distance. Read tiáng, old, senior; superior,
朝
tiau, the dawn. Read tiâu, a court, so called because held in early morning. ”

“ When sons encourage father, the family seems to be prosperous,
And it likely to be accomplish’d, when the youngers strengthen elders.
153. While two ploughs set up, family is harmoniz’d,
When a household is to be ruin’d, keeping two wives. ”

“ In a family, an eldest son is patronized,
And in Kingdom, Prime Minister is aggrandized.
86. If there is high mountain, connects deep seas,
When the earth is sterile, produces poor trees, and comprises of men without dainties. ”

“ In composition terseness seek,
With clearness ever strive to speak.
112. A dirty person seeks a pool,
Burnt fingers clutch at something cool.
113. Affrighted animal betray,
By hasty fight their wild dismay.
114. Let death the brigand’s fear be made,
And seize each rebel renegade.
115. Por drew the bow, good markers he. Liau was best at games of ball,
Ke’s lute made dulcet melody. In whistling Goan vanquished all.
116. Tiam‘s genius wrought the earlist pen, and paper Lun invented for men,
Kin amongst artizans was first, and Jim amongst anglers far from worst. ”

“ Ey is the sound of the French “è,” or of the English “e” in there.
All words beginning with hn, jn, kn, m, n, ng, pn, and sn are to be pronounced nasally.
G is always hard as in go or give.
Ch is always soft as in church or child. ”

“ And tiger, external variegated skin.
167. Weight of a man’s body may be one thousand Catties,
And wisdom is practically not a tael’s heavy.
168. Man lives for a life-time only,
And grass grows for a spring likely. ”

“ The terseness of the following rhymes is extracted mostly from the work of Mr. Robert A. Giles.
1. Blue skies above a yellow earth,
Beginning of the creation’s birth.
2. Moon’s courses run around the sun,
Stars emit lights when day is done. ”

“ The rich soon dies at the attain of thirtieth year.
68. When there is no author, no moral merits are contested.
While there is no old man, the word ‘hale’ should not be expressed.
69. Goods become dearer, when they are out of the native port-
man becomes a stranger, when appears in country abroad. ”

“ Man is seldom getting rich, without th’ crosswise coming gains,
As a horse does not fatten. without feeding him with night grains.
158. Distant water can hardly help a burning fire at hand,
A near neighbour is better far than outports’ relation. ”

“ N. M. Carnell, Esq., D. T. Supdt. B. S. R. Kyoukse, U. B. Mr. Lim Yew Tin, Messrs Seng Hong Hwat & Co. Khoo Hôa Jeow, Esq., Merchant. Mr. Hock Choan, 18th Street. Mr.„ Chew Bah Ghone, William Street. Mr.„ Lee Soo Keat, Rangoon. Lee Chong Teat, Esq., Mr. Lim Thuan Thye, Messrs Seng Moh & Co. Ong Hock Leong, Esq, Messrs Eng Hong & Co. Lim Chye, Esq., China Street. Khoo Ghee Loon, Esq., Penang, Cheah Toon Hwah, Esq., Penang, Cheah Khaik Inn, Rangoon. Cheah Khaik Leang, Rangoon. ”

“ Mr.„ Ong Swee Choe, B. B. T. C. Ltd. Mr.„ T. Htinwah, Court Interpretter. Yeo Khoon Tong. Esq., Messrs Seng Goan Moh & Co. Yeo Thean Sew, Esq., Messrs Chip Seng & Co. Mr. L. Keat Swee, of Messrs Leack Chin Seng & Co. ”

“ Chapter I. 昔時賢文勸汝諸君
1. sek sî hîen bûn, khoàn jní chu kun
宜乎靜坐仔細評論
2. gi hōr chēng chō, chú sè phêng lūn
海枯終見底人死不知心
3. hái kor chiong kièn tí, jîn sú put ti sim
酒逢知己飲詩向會人吟
4. chiú hông ti kí ím, si hiàng hōe jîn (illegible text)
相識滿天下知心能幾人
5. siang sek boán thien hā, ti sim lêng kí jîn
客來主不顧自是無良賓
6. khek lâi chú put kòr, chū sī bû lîang pin
良賓主不顧應恐是癡人
7. liâng pin chú put kòr, eng khíong si chi jîn
莫信直中直須防仁不仁
8. bŏk sìn tĭt tiong tĭt, su hông jîn put jîn
莫道君行早更有早行人
9. ”

“ Excellent Ancient Adages, Together with Notes on the Writings of Chinese Romanized in the Hokkien Dialect — Chapter I.
Excellent Ancient Adages, Together with Notes on the Writings of Chinese Romanized in the Hokkien Dialect — Chapter I. Cheah Toon Hoon ”