灾变说

Traditional form:

災變說

Pinyin (reading):

zāibiànshuō

Definitions:

• catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)

Characters:

• 灾 - disaster, catastrophe, calamity
• 变 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
• 说 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

Traditional characters:

• 災 - disaster, catastrophe, calamity
• 變 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
• 說 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid