(literary) an old-fashioned term of address for a pawnbroker, shopkeeper, or shop manager

(literary) a polite form of address for a rich person, landowner, or local gentry in ancient times

(literary) a title for certain government officials in the Han and Song dynasties, such as 朝奉大夫 cháo​fèng​dà​fū or 朝奉郎 cháo​fèng​láng