Chinese–English

本末倒置

běn mò dào zhì · ben mo dao zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
  2. to stress the incidental over the fundamental
  3. to put the cart before the horse
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