| Expression | 本末倒置 |
|---|---|
| Reading | 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì to put the cart before the horse; lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect to stress the incidental over the fundamental dǎo,dào fall over; lie down; take turns zhì place, lay out; set aside |
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