be struck by lightning and split into two halves

be struck by lightning and split into two halves

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is ti ā nd ǎ L é IP ī, which means not to die well. It's often used as a curse or a curse. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

The 68th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "good aunt, dear aunt, in the future, rong'er will not be filial to your old man sincerely, and heaven will strike thunder and lightning."

Analysis of Idioms

Lightning strike in the sky

Idiom usage

In a derogatory sense, it is often used as a curse or a curse.

Examples

If I have half a lie, I will be struck by the thunder.

According to the records of the historian, "Emperor Wu Yi has no Tao. He is the God of heaven. He is so knowledgeable that people can do it. The God of heaven is so invincible that he kills and humiliates him. In order to get rid of his bag, he fills his blood and shoots it high. The order is" shoot the sky ". Wu Yi hunts in the leisure of the river and Wei, thunders, and Wu Yi dies. Zi Di Tai Ding stands. Di Tai Ding collapses, Zi Di Yi stands. Di Yi stands, and Yin Yi declines."

The twelfth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "if I lie in front of my sister-in-law, heaven will strike thunder!"