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What do couples mean by playing rice cakes?
This idiom means that newlyweds make rice cakes together for their livelihood after marriage.

"Couples playing rice cakes" is a custom in China traditional culture, which usually occurs during the Lunar New Year. This custom originated from the legend of the Han Dynasty. It is said that a couple could not buy flour to make jiaozi because of poverty, so they used rice cakes instead of dumpling skins, and finally made delicious rice cakes.

"Couples playing rice cakes" is a traditional cultural custom symbolizing happy reunion, family harmony and sweet love, and it is also an important activity during the Chinese New Year in China.