冠履倒置
guān​lǚ​dào​zhì

topsy-turvy world

  • created reference approved 冠履倒置 → 本末倒置 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冠履倒置 guān​lǚ​dào​zhì

    本末倒置 běn​mò​dào​zhì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 冠履倒置 · guān​lǚ​dào​zhì · topsy-turvy world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冠履倒置

    guān​lǚ​dào​zhì

    topsy-turvy world

    (literary) describes a situation where roles or social positions are reversed; literally, to wear a hat on one's feet and shoes on one's head

    冠 (literal) → 冠 · guān · hat 履 (literal) → 履 · lǚ · shoe 倒置 (literal) → 倒置 · dào​zhì · to reverse

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense