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本末舛逆
běn​mò​chuǎn​nì

to put the cart before the horse

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本末舛逆 běn​mò​chuǎn​nì
to put the cart before the horse
The order of things or events is reversed; used as a metaphor for failing to distinguish between the fundamental and the incidental, or between what is urgent and what can wait

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  • 本末颠倒 běn​mò​diān​dǎo