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本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
  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
轻重倒置 | 輕重倒置
qīng zhòng dào zhì
  1. 1 to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important)
  2. 2 lacking a sense of perspective
  3. 3 to put the cart before the horse