may a thunderbolt strike me (/sb); may I (/sb) be struck by lightning [used in a swear]/我在嫂子面前,若有一句慌話,~! (《紅樓夢(mèng)》137)?I mean every word I say. May a thunderbolt strike me if I don’t! ?I mean every word I say. May I be struck by lightning if I don’t!