[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]
[ほんまつてんとう, honmatsutentou](n, vs, adj-no) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards[Add to Longdo]
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