打秋风 [- qiū fēnɡ](利用各种关系向人索取财物赠与) seek gratuitous financial help; give a small present with a view to some substantial recompense; get money; have a windfall; obtain gifts of money; fawn on others to fish for some improper gains：
•¶ “张世兄屡次来打秋风， 甚是可厌。” “Zhang has come time and again to get money, he is a confounded nuisance.”