dào​yīn​wéi​guǒ

to invert cause and effect

  • created sense approved 倒因为果/倒因為果 · dào​yīn​wéi​guǒ · to invert cause and effect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒因为果 / 倒因為果

    dào​yīn​wéi​guǒ

    to invert cause and effect

    to confuse the cause with the effect; to treat the result of a process as its original cause

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 因 (literal) → 因 · yīn · reason 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 果 (literal) → 果 · guǒ · result

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