William Ashmore

“ Among those are sêng, to accomplish, and hence it means to become; also pièn or pìn, and
uān, to change. thóin-chò-hó, I regard it as being good. thóin i chò-pù-nâng, I look upon him as being a rich man. chò-chèng-nâng tàn, as everybody says. i àin-chò-tōa, he wants to be great. i àin-chò-gâu, he wants to be wise. lia̍h-i chò-chha̍t, treat him as being a thief. pí-jũ-i chò-hṳ̂, compared him to being a fish. sêng-chò-nâng, to be a man. sêng-chò-gâu, to become wise. chò-pēn-nâng bõi-tit chhut-mn̂g, those who are sick cannot go out of doors. ”