[本末倒置, běn mò dào zhì, ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ]lit. to invert root and branch (成语 saw); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse#44840[Add to Longdo]
[轻重倒置 / 輕重倒置, qīng zhòng dào zhì, ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ]to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important); lacking a sense of perspective; to put the cart before the horse#269888[Add to Longdo]