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本末倒置

běn mò dào zhì

Definiciones

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

Palabras que componen 本末倒置

• 倒 倒 dǎo: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
• 倒 倒 dào: to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
• 末 末 mò: tip
• 本 本 běn: root
• 置 置 zhì: to install
• 倒置 倒置 dào zhì: to invert
• 本末 本末 běn mò: the whole course of an event from beginning to end