Dictionary/本末倒置

本末倒置

běn mò dào zhì

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

Characters

本末倒置

Example

bú yào不要bǎ把běn mò dào zhì本末倒置。
不要把本末倒置。
Don't put the cart before the horse.