Bling is expensive stuff you wear so that other people cannot miss it — thick gold chains, diamond watches, rings that catch the light from across the room. It is not just “jewellery”; it is jewellery (and sometimes clothes or cars) shown off on purpose.

Bling Bling is指的是 expensive stuff你身上穿戴的貴重東西 you wear so that other people cannot miss it讓別人不可能沒注意到 thick gold chains粗金鍊, diamond watches鑽石錶, rings that catch the light from across the room會從房間另一頭反光的戒指。It它 is not just “jewellery”不只是「珠寶」而已; it是 is jewellery珠寶 and sometimes clothes or cars有時候也包括衣服或車 shown off on purpose刻意拿出來炫耀的。

The word came out of hip-hop in the 1990s, first as bling-bling, a sound-picture of light hitting metal and stones. People then shortened it to bling.

The word這個字 came out of hip-hop源自嘻哈文化 in the 1990s在1990年代 first as bling-bling一開始寫成bling-bling, a sound-picture of light hitting metal and stones是光打在金屬和寶石上的擬聲畫面。People後來人們 then shortened it把它縮短 to bling變成bling。

You can use it as a noun (“Look at the bling”) and, more loosely, to talk about a shiny, show-off style. It can sound admiring, playful, or a little mocking, depending on the voice.

You你 can use it as a noun可以把它當名詞用 (“Look at the bling”「你看那身行頭」) and而 more loosely更寬鬆地 to talk about用來形容 a shiny, show-off style一種閃亮、愛炫的風格。It它 can sound可能聽起來 admiring, playful, or a little mocking帶點讚賞、俏皮，或有點嘲諷 depending on the voice看語氣而定。

Though actually, some people now stretch it to any loud expensive look, not only jewellery. In Taiwan, young people sometimes just say the English word itself.

Though actually不過其實, some people現在有些人 now stretch it把它用得更寬 to any loud expensive look指任何張揚的貴氣打扮 not only jewellery不只是珠寶。In Taiwan在台灣, young people年輕人 sometimes有時候 just say the English word itself就直接說英文bling。