Read Edit View history 本末倒置 běnmòdàozhì to put the cart before the horse Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 本末倒置 běnmòdàozhì to put the cart before the horse To invert the root and the branch; to focus on the minor details while neglecting the essentials or to confuse the cause and effect. Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 本末颠倒/本末顛倒 → 本末倒置/本末倒置 Edit Delete synonym 冠履倒置/冠履倒置 → 本末倒置/本末倒置 Edit Delete synonym 冠履倒易/冠履倒易 → 本末倒置/本末倒置 Edit Delete
本末倒置 běnmòdàozhì to put the cart before the horse To invert the root and the branch; to focus on the minor details while neglecting the essentials or to confuse the cause and effect. Edit Delete