本末颠倒 běnmòdiāndǎo to confuse the essential with the nonessential Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 本末颠倒 本末顛倒 běnmòdiāndǎo to confuse the essential with the nonessential To reverse the primary and secondary importance of things; to put the incidental before the fundamental or the cart before the horse. Cross-References Synonym 本末倒置 běnmòdàozhì本末舛逆 běnmòchuǎnnì轻重倒置 qīngzhòngdàozhì倒因为果 dàoyīnwéiguǒ
本末颠倒 本末顛倒 běnmòdiāndǎo to confuse the essential with the nonessential To reverse the primary and secondary importance of things; to put the incidental before the fundamental or the cart before the horse. Cross-References Synonym 本末倒置 běnmòdàozhì本末舛逆 běnmòchuǎnnì轻重倒置 qīngzhòngdàozhì倒因为果 dàoyīnwéiguǒ
