本末倒置

běn mò dào zhì

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 本末倒置

倒
dǎo

to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally

倒
dào

to invert; to place upside down or frontside back

末
mò

tip

本
běn

root

置
zhì

to install

倒置
dào zhì

to invert

本末
běn mò

the whole course of an event from beginning to end