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本末倒置

běnmòdàozhì

ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ

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

不要把本末倒置。

búyào bǎ běnmòdàozhì

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Keep 本末倒置 and it comes back until you know it.

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