[しゅきゃくてんとう, shukyakutentou](n, vs) reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential[Add to Longdo]
[しゅかくてんとう, shukakutentou](n, vs) reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end[Add to Longdo]
[しゅきゃくてんとう, shukyakutentou](n, vs) reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential[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]