[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]
[穷途末路 / 窮途末路, qióng tú mò lù, ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨˋ]lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (成语 saw); an impasse; in a plight with no way out; things have reached a dead end#57761[Add to Longdo]
[ねんまつねんし, nenmatsunenshi](n) the New Year's holiday; the period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the new year#10573[Add to Longdo]