<p>这句话 -- these words</p>
<p>让她脸上的皱纹 -- make the wrinkles on her face</p>
<p>如菊花(<strong>绽放</strong>)般 --  like chrysanthemum (<strong>bloom</strong>)</p>
<p><strong>绽放</strong>开来-- bloomed open</p>
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<p>这句话让她脸上的皱纹如菊花(<strong>绽放</strong>)般, (<strong>绽放</strong>)开来</p>
<p>These words made the  wrinkles on her face (bloomed) like chrysanthemum (bloom)</p>
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<p>&quot;绽放&quot; (bloom) here is a poetic description, -- put a mental image in readers' mind, metaphorically compare &quot;put on a big smile&quot; with &quot;chrysanthemum blooming&quot;</p>

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Tang Ho
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  <p>她的话音刚落,一直在旁边默默无语的老公说道:“我们就是后一种。”这句话让她脸上的皱纹菊花般绽开来。"</p>
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<p>Just after she spoke, her husband who'd been staying in silence beside her said, "We're the latter kind." This remark made the wrinkles on her face...?</p>

<p>Mmm, I really couldn't understand this. Does it mean open/smoothen? If that's the case, why's is said to be "like chrysanthemum?"  </p>

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A simple google translate suggest 绽开 -> bloom.
tsh
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@tsh I know, that was why I'm asking. "Wrinkles blooming" doesn't make any sense
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Meaning of "绽开来" in 这句话让她脸上的皱纹菊花般绽开来?
# Meaning of "绽开来" in 这句话让她脸上的皱纹菊花般绽开来?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-12-30)

> 她的话音刚落,一直在旁边默默无语的老公说道:“我们就是后一种。”这句话让她脸上的皱纹菊花般绽开来。"

Just after she spoke, her husband who'd been staying in silence beside her said, "We're the latter kind." This remark made the wrinkles on her face...?

Mmm, I really couldn't understand this. Does it mean open/smoothen? If that's the case, why's is said to be "like chrysanthemum?"

**Tags:** translation, meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A simple google translate suggest 绽开 -> bloom.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 I know, that was why I'm asking. "Wrinkles blooming" doesn't make any sense  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-12-30. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

这句话 -- these words

让她脸上的皱纹 -- make the wrinkles on her face

如菊花(**绽放**)般 -- like chrysanthemum (**bloom**)

**绽放**开来-- bloomed open

> 这句话让她脸上的皱纹如菊花(**绽放**)般, (**绽放**)开来
>
> These words made the wrinkles on her face (bloomed) like chrysanthemum (bloom)

"绽放" (bloom) here is a poetic description, -- put a mental image in readers' mind, metaphorically compare "put on a big smile" with "chrysanthemum blooming"


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