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本末倒置
 
En
běn mò dào zhì
  • lit. to invert root and branch (idiom)
  • fig. confusing cause and effect
  • to stress the incidental over the fundamental
  • to put the cart before the horse

本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì

本末倒置
1 事物的主次颠倒。比喻不知事情的轻重缓急。清.王昶《金石萃编.卷一五八.金五.绥德州新学记》:「然非知治之审,则亦未尝不本末倒置。」也作「本末颠倒」、「本末舛逆」。

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Chinese to English; Chinese to Chinese: Stroke Order; Character Decomposition